Flag of the Rohingya people
| Use | Cultural and ethnic flag |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | Mid-20th century |
| Design | Green field charged with an ancient Rohingya coin in the centre |
| Use | Wide variant |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Part of a series on |
| Rohingya people |
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The cultural and ethnic flag of the Rohingya people ๐ด๐ด๐ด๐ด๐ดฅ๐ด๐ด๐ด๐ด 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
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 Bakr (top), Umar (bottom), Uthman (left), and Ali (right).[1][2]
Centre symbolized the coin of the Bengal Sultanate which ruled Bengal from the 15th to 16th century.
Construction
Colours
| 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
- ^ a b c "Arakanese Rohingya Flag". Rohingya Language Academy. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Rohingya | Flag | Myanmar". ozoutback.com.au. OzOutback. Retrieved 16 July 2019.