Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands was adopted in 2004, its consists of a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent in the centre of the flag and a gold southern cross in the fly.

Symbolism[]

Although not featured in Australia's flag, green and gold are the official colors of Australia.

The palm tree represents the island's tropical flora. The crescent represents Islam (as it is the religion of the Cocos Malays, who make up a majority of the population), and lastly, the Southern Cross is shown as Cocos is located in the Southern Hemisphere, where the Southern Cross is located.^[1]

Colors[]

Color	Hex	RGB
Green	#19472C	25, 71, 44
Gold	#F8C700	248, 199, 0
Brown	#812400	129, 36, 0

Status[]

Then-teenage Mohammed Minkom competed in a competition in 2003 to design the official flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.^[2] He had won the contest and his design of the flag would be adopted by the territory. Minkom's design of the flag was formally declared on 6 April 2004 by then-Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories Evan Williams. Although it was adopted and regularly used as such, the flag's design is not officially recognised by the Australian Government, alongside the flag of Christmas Island.

References[]

↑ 2:31 of Flags of Territories Explained
↑ "The symbols of other territories of Australia". Australian Government. Archived on 7 June 2025.

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[1] 2:31 of Flags of Territories Explained

[2] "The symbols of other territories of Australia". Australian Government. Archived on 7 June 2025.

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