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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag of Tonga</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%A7" title="علم تونغا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="علم تونغا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonqa_bayra%C4%9F%C4%B1" title="Tonqa bayrağı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Tonqa bayrağı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%86%D1%8F%D0%B3_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Сцяг Тонга – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сцяг Тонга" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Национално знаме на Тонга – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Национално знаме на Тонга" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Tonge" title="Zastava Tonge – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Zastava Tonge" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Tonga" title="Bandera de Tonga – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bandera de Tonga" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlajka_Tongy" title="Vlajka Tongy – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vlajka Tongy" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongas_flag" title="Tongas flag – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Tongas flag" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagge_Tongas" title="Flagge Tongas – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Flagge Tongas" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga_lipp" title="Tonga lipp – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Tonga lipp" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A4%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Σημαία της Τόνγκα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σημαία της Τόνγκα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Tonga" title="Bandera de Tonga – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bandera de Tonga" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flago_de_Tongo" title="Flago de Tongo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Flago de Tongo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%85_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7" title="پرچم تونگا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پرچم تونگا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapeau_des_Tonga" title="Drapeau des Tonga – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Drapeau des Tonga" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_de_Tonga" title="Bandeira de Tonga – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bandeira de Tonga" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%B5%EA%B0%80%EC%9D%98_%EA%B5%AD%EA%B8%B0" title="통가의 국기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="통가의 국기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B7" title="Տոնգայի դրոշ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Տոնգայի դրոշ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9C" title="टोंगा का ध्वज – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="टोंगा का ध्वज" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Tonge" title="Zastava Tonge – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zastava Tonge" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8" title="টঙ্গার ফিরালহান – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="টঙ্গার ফিরালহান" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendera_Tonga" title="Bendera Tonga – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bendera Tonga" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandiera_delle_Tonga" title="Bandiera delle Tonga – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bandiera delle Tonga" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%92%D7%9C_%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%94" title="דגל טונגה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דגל טונגה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongos_v%C4%97liava" title="Tongos vėliava – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Tongos vėliava" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Tonga" title="Bandera de Tonga – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Bandera de Tonga" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga_z%C3%A1szlaja" title="Tonga zászlaja – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Tonga zászlaja" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Знаме на Тонга – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Знаме на Тонга" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%A7" title="علم تونغا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="علم تونغا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlag_van_Tonga" title="Vlag van Tonga – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Vlag van Tonga" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E6%97%97" title="トンガの国旗 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="トンガの国旗" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongas_flagg" title="Tongas flagg – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tongas flagg" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plak_bilong_Tonga" title="Plak bilong Tonga – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Plak bilong Tonga" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaga_Tonga" title="Flaga Tonga – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Flaga Tonga" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_de_Tonga" title="Bandeira de Tonga – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bandeira de Tonga" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B8" title="Флаг Тонги – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Флаг Тонги" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Tonga" title="Flag of Tonga – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Flag of Tonga" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlajka_Tongy" title="Vlajka Tongy – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Vlajka Tongy" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5" title="Застава Тонге – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Застава Тонге" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Tonge" title="Zastava Tonge – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Zastava Tonge" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongan_lippu" title="Tongan lippu – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Tongan lippu" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongas_flagga" title="Tongas flagga – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Tongas flagga" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Tonga</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tonga.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/255px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="255" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/383px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/510px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vexillological_symbol" title="Vexillological symbol">Use</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Civil_flag" title="Civil flag">Civil</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_flag" title="State flag">state flag</a>, <a href="/wiki/Civil_ensign" title="Civil ensign">civil</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_ensign" class="mw-redirect" title="State ensign">state ensign</a> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_110110.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Civil and state flags and ensigns"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/FIAV_110110.svg/23px-FIAV_110110.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/FIAV_110110.svg/35px-FIAV_110110.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/FIAV_110110.svg/46px-FIAV_110110.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/23px-FIAV_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/36px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/46px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IFIS_Mirror.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side"><img alt="Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/21px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/32px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/42px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="21" data-file-height="15" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th><td class="infobox-data">1:2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">4 November 1875<span class="noprint">; 149 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1875-11-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Design</th><td class="infobox-data">A red field with the white rectangle on the upper hoist-side corner bearing the red <a href="/wiki/Christian_cross_variants" title="Christian cross variants">Greek Cross</a> in the centre.</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background: #DEDEE2; color:inherit;"><b>Naval Ensign of Tonga</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Naval_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg/210px-Naval_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="210" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Naval_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg/315px-Naval_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Naval_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg/420px-Naval_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vexillological_symbol" title="Vexillological symbol">Use</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Naval_ensign" title="Naval ensign">Naval ensign</a> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_000001.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="War ensign"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/FIAV_000001.svg/23px-FIAV_000001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/FIAV_000001.svg/35px-FIAV_000001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/FIAV_000001.svg/46px-FIAV_000001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/23px-FIAV_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/36px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/46px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IFIS_Mirror.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side"><img alt="Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/21px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/32px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/42px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="21" data-file-height="15" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th><td class="infobox-data">1:2</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background: #DEDEE2; color:inherit;"><b>Royal Standard of Tonga</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Tonga.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Royal_Standard_of_Tonga.svg/148px-Royal_Standard_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="148" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Royal_Standard_of_Tonga.svg/223px-Royal_Standard_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Royal_Standard_of_Tonga.svg/296px-Royal_Standard_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="780" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vexillological_symbol" title="Vexillological symbol">Use</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Royal standard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th><td class="infobox-data">39:55</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nukualofa_Tonga_7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Nukualofa_Tonga_7.jpg/220px-Nukualofa_Tonga_7.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Nukualofa_Tonga_7.jpg/330px-Nukualofa_Tonga_7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Nukualofa_Tonga_7.jpg/440px-Nukualofa_Tonga_7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4622" data-file-height="3081" /></a><figcaption>Tonga flags flying above a ceremonial gate to celebrate the coronation of <a href="/wiki/Tupou_VI" title="Tupou VI">Tupou VI</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_flag" title="National flag">national flag</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a> consists of a red field with a white <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_vexillology#Description_of_standard_flag_parts_and_terms" title="Glossary of vexillology">canton</a> charged with a red couped cross. Adopted in 1875 after being officially enshrined into the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tonga" title="Constitution of Tonga">nation's constitution</a>, it has been the flag of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Tonga" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Tonga">Kingdom of Tonga</a> since that year. The constitution stipulates that the national flag can never be changed. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The British first arrived in Tonga in the late-18th century, when Captain <a href="/wiki/James_Cook" title="James Cook">James Cook</a> made three visits to the islands between 1773 and 1777.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately fifty years later, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">English</a> <a href="/wiki/Wesleyan_Methodist_Church_(Great_Britain)" title="Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)">Wesleyan Methodist</a> <a href="/wiki/Mission_(Christianity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mission (Christianity)">missionaries</a> came to <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a> and began converting its people to <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LP_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LP-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1831, they succeeded in converting "paramount chief" Taufa'ahau Tupou,<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who became King <a href="/wiki/George_Tupou_I" title="George Tupou I">George Tupou I</a> in 1845.<sup id="cite_ref-LP_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LP-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was during this time (circa 1840s) that the first Tongan flag was adopted. It consisted of a white field with a cross (either red or blue in colour) at all four corners, and the letters "A" (in red) and "M" (in blue) at the centre that symbolise the king.<sup id="cite_ref-EB_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon his accession to the throne, the king sought to design a new flag for the nation,<sup id="cite_ref-EB_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one that would represent Christianity.<sup id="cite_ref-complete_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-complete-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He befriended <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Waldemar_Baker" title="Shirley Waldemar Baker">Shirley Waldemar Baker</a> – a member of the United Kingdom's Tongan mission who later became the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tonga" title="Prime Minister of Tonga">Prime Minister of Tonga</a> – and they worked together to formulate a new flag, <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Tonga" title="Coat of arms of Tonga">coat of arms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ko_e_fasi_%CA%BBo_e_tu%CA%BBi_%CA%BBo_e_%CA%BBOtu_Tonga" title="Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga">national anthem</a> for Tonga.<sup id="cite_ref-LP_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LP-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Whitney Smith (Flags and Arms across the World, Maidenhead 1980) the chief designer was Prince Uelingatoni Ngu Tupoumalohi. The new design resembled the British <a href="/wiki/Red_Ensign" title="Red Ensign">Red Ensign</a>, in that three-quarters of it consisted of a simple red field, with a "distinctive canton" featured in the upper hoist section; this was first used in 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-EB_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tonga" title="Constitution of Tonga">new constitution</a> for the kingdom was formulated and proclaimed on 4 November 1875.<sup id="cite_ref-LP_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LP-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It codified the new flag design,<sup id="cite_ref-EB_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and marks when it was adopted as the national flag.<sup id="cite_ref-complete_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-complete-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Article 47 of the Constitution, the flag can "never be altered" and "shall always be the flag" of Tonga.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Symbolism">Symbolism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Symbolism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The colours and symbols of the flag carry cultural, political, and regional meanings. The red couped cross alludes to Christianity,<sup id="cite_ref-EB_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Tonga" title="Religion in Tonga">religion practised</a> by approximately 97% of the country's population.<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one of 28 national flags to contain overtly Christian symbols.<sup id="cite_ref-Michael_Green_-_Vexillologist_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michael_Green_-_Vexillologist-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The white epitomizes purity,<sup id="cite_ref-complete_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-complete-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CIA_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the red evokes the sacrifice of the <a href="/wiki/Blood_of_Christ" title="Blood of Christ">Blood of Christ</a>, which was shed during <a href="/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus" title="Crucifixion of Jesus">the Crucifixion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EB_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-complete_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-complete-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CIA_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tonga_(construction_sheet).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Tonga_%28construction_sheet%29.svg/200px-Flag_of_Tonga_%28construction_sheet%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Tonga_%28construction_sheet%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Tonga_%28construction_sheet%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Tonga_%28construction_sheet%29.svg/400px-Flag_of_Tonga_%28construction_sheet%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1290" data-file-height="690" /></a><figcaption>Construction sheet flag</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Similarities">Similarities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Similarities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The previous design of the flag featured a plain white field <a href="/wiki/Charge_(heraldry)" title="Charge (heraldry)">charged</a> with the red couped cross. However, it was later discovered that this flag was almost identical to the <a href="/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement#Red_Cross" title="Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">emblem of the International Red Cross</a>, which had been adopted in 1863. As a result of this finding, the Tongan flag was set at the canton of a red field instead, leading to the present design of the flag.<sup id="cite_ref-complete_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-complete-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous design, nonetheless, remains a national symbol of Tonga.<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current flag of Tonga also has some similarities with the flags of <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Switzerland" title="Flag of Switzerland">Switzerland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Flag of Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Customs_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg/270px-Customs_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Customs_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg/360px-Customs_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Customs Service Ensign</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Quarantine_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Quarantine Ensign"><img alt="Quarantine Ensign" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Quarantine_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg/180px-Quarantine_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Quarantine_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg/270px-Quarantine_Ensign_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Pilot flag, which is similar to the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Poland" title="Flag of Poland">Polish flag</a></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_flags">Historical flags</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Historical flags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1275594942"><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tongatapu_(1858-1862).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tongatapu (1845–1862)"><img alt="Tongatapu (1845–1862)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Tongatapu_%281858-1862%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Tongatapu_%281858-1862%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Tongatapu_%281858-1862%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Tongatapu_%281858-1862%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Tongatapu_%281858-1862%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Tongatapu_%281858-1862%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> Tonga (1862–1866)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Tonga_(1862-1875).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal Standard of Tonga (1862–1875), similar to the Reichskriegsflagge"><img alt="Royal Standard of Tonga (1862–1875), similar to the Reichskriegsflagge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Royal_Standard_of_Tonga_%281862-1875%29.svg/143px-Royal_Standard_of_Tonga_%281862-1875%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="143" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Royal_Standard_of_Tonga_%281862-1875%29.svg/214px-Royal_Standard_of_Tonga_%281862-1875%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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