Marshall Islands

The official emblems of Marshall Islands are its flag and seal.

Seal
The outstanding feature of the Seal is the stylized Angel of Peace centered with outstretched wings. Around the Angel, from the top and moving clockwise: 24 point star representing the 24 municipalities of the Republic; the four longer rays represent the 4 sub-centers of Majuro (the capital), Jaluit, Wotje, and Kwajalein Atolls. On either side of the star are the rays which are on the flag. Each ray is of two colors, one, orange representing bravery, and the other, white representing peace. The two-colored rays also represent the two chains of atolls, the Ratak (sunrise) and the Ralik (sunset). Next is a stylized fishing net, fish being the main staple of the diet of the Marshallese people. A stylized sailing canoe, outrigger type, sails on the ocean (covering the bottom 1/3 of the seal). Under the stick chart is the word “SEAL”. An island with stylized palm trees (coconut) is next. All of the Marshall Islands are low lying atolls. Above the right wing of the Angel is a “pounder”, made out of a giant clam shell, and treasured by every family that owns one. This pounder is used to pound pandanus leaves, which are used for making mats, sails, and, traditionally, clothing. Around the outer edge are the words “Republic of the Marshall Islands” and at the bottom, “Jepilpilin ke ejukaan”. The rim of the seal is a link chain representing that the islands are all linked together, half of the chain representing the Ralik group and the other half the Ratak.

Flag
(1) The official flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall be blue with two (2) contiguous trapezoidal bars extending from the lower left of the flag, diagonally across to the upper right of the flag. The top bar shall be orange, and the bottom bar shall be white. The union of the flag, in the upper left of the flag, shall be a white star of twenty-four (24) points; the two (2) points which are parallel to the fly shall be longer than the remaining twenty (20) points. Points are fifteen (15) degrees apart. The union is located equidistant from the left edge, the top edge and the top of the orange bar.

(2) The colors used in the design of the official flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall be of a hue authorized by Executive Order of the Cabinet, based upon the color identification system of the United States Bureau of Standards.

(3) The following are official proportions for all flags bearing the design of the official flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands: