Mauritania flag coloring page
A green field with a red horizontal band along the top and bottom carries a gold crescent and star in the center. The red bands were added after a 2017 referendum, changing the country's first flag. Official design guidelines followed in 2020.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Best for
- Ages 3–6
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Continent
- Africa
- Adopted
- 2017
- Paper
- US Letter and A4
- Use
- Free for home and classroom (terms)
Colors in this flag
Coloring tip: Color the gold star and crescent first, then the green middle, and add the red bands last, as the official guidelines suggest.
Colors are shown biggest area first.
Flag design: public domain (source file on Wikimedia Commons). Outline by Crayon Pages.
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About the flag of Mauritania
What it means: The crescent, star and green color stand for Islam. The red stands for the blood shed by those who fought for independence from France.
Did you know? In the 2017 referendum, 86 percent of voters chose to change the flag by adding the red stripes.
Source: Wikipedia.
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