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Flag of the Rohingya people

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Rohingya people
UseCultural and ethnic flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion2:3
AdoptedMid-20th century
DesignGreen field charged with an ancient Rohingya coin in the centre
UseWide variant Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion1:2

The cultural and ethnic flag of the Rohingya people was first mentioned by Rohingya scholar and author A.F.K. Jilani, who documented its creation in the mid-20th century.[1] On 20 May 2018, an updated version of the flag was created by the Rohingya Language Academy and released to the public; it is currently used by Rohingya diaspora communities around the world.[1]

Design

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The flag design is a green field charged with a yellow coin containing white text. Green represents peace, gold represents prosperity, and white represents purity. The Arabic text on the coin is the shahada surrounded by the names of the Four Righteous Caliphs of Islam: Abu Bakar (top), Omar (bottom), Othman (left), and Ali (right).[1][2]

Construction

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Diagram of the flag's design

Colours

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Scheme Green Gold White
RGB 11, 102, 35 212, 175, 55 255, 255, 255
Hexadecimal #0B6623 #D4AF37 #FFFFFF
CMYK 0.89, 0.00, 0.66, 0.60 0.00, 0.17, 0.74, 0.17 0, 0, 0, 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Arakanese Rohingya Flag". Rohingya Language Academy. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Rohingya | Flag | Myanmar". ozoutback.com.au. OzOutback. Retrieved 16 July 2019.