Talk:Federated States of Micronesia

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The Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title I, Chapter 5 gives the official legal definition for the flag's design:

There shall be and there is hereby adopted an official flag of the Federated States of Micronesia, which shall consist of a circle of four white stars centered on a field of blue. The width of the flag of the Federated States of Micronesia shall bear a ratio to its length of 1 to 1.9, and the width of the flag to the width of a star the ratio of five to one. The flag may be reproduced for unofficial purposes, with different dimensions.

There is no specific definition for the shade of blue to be used. A paper presented at the 24th International Congress of Vexillology (2011) notes that during a 2009 visit to Pohnpei and Chuuk, multiple shades of blue were seen for the FSM national flag at different government agencies and installations with the difference attributed "probably due to differences in flag manufacturers." (Lupant, Michel R. (2011). "From the Trust Territory of Pacific to the Federated States of Micronesia" (PDF). In Guenter, Scot M.; Kaye, Edward B. (eds.). Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Vexillology. 24th International Congress of Vexillology. Washington, D.C.: North American Vexillological Association. pp. 702–705. Retrieved 2024-03-27.)

Evidence for official support for a lighter shade of blue is found in the Olympic Flags and Anthem Manual, most recently the one for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. As part of its process, the organizing committee submits to each national Olympic committee images and samples of the nation's flag that the committee intends to use. The NOC then approves or requests changes. The main stipulation for the IOC is that every flag must follow the same proportions (so Switzerland's flag becomes rectangular and Nepal's maintains its shape, but with white cloth added for the area not filled by the Nepalese flag). The colors and design (other than shape and proportions) have the approval of the country's authorities. The FSM flag can be seen on page 117 of the manual with a lighter shade of blue that my graphics program identifies as #17B0E3   .

This is all a long and roundabout way of saying that 1) there seems to be no officially defined shade of blue for the FSM flag, 2) that the FSM government appears to use flags from a variety of manufacturers in various official contexts without regard to the shade of blue used, and 3) there is evidence for at least some official sanction for a lighter hue even if it isn't officially defined. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 14:59, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]