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Prompt: Flags for the Chagos Islands

This December we’re looking for you to design a flag for...

The Chagos Islands

As you may have recently heard in the news, the Chagos Islands will now no longer be represented by the Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Instead, it will be changing hands and be under the aegis of Mauritius.

The question is, if that’s going to be the case, what should the new flag be?

We want you to design a flag for the Chagos Islands, now that things have changed. A flag to represent these islands specifically within the Mauritius aegis.

PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE THE DEADLINES ARE SLIGHTLY CHANGED - Since it is December and we have the best of/year end to consider

The timeline is as follows

  • Design - 1st December - 16th December
  • Voting - 17th December - 22nd December
  • Best of the year voting - 23rd December - 27th December
  • Best of year results - 28th December

Please read the contest rules in full before submitting. These are the rules that apply to every contest, every month, so they are quite important.

PLEASE Remember the basics - a maximum of ONLY two submissions per entrant.

DO NOT show the design ANYWHERE ELSE on the subreddit before the contest is over.

Because this has been asked several times, let’s be clear - you will see all approved entries between 17-22nd of December - this is when you can vote on them.

Deadline for submissions is Monday 16th December 2024.

#1
Light of Chagos
by /u/KUPPERCUP
Average rating: 3.611
#2
The Colors of Chagos
by /u/KUPPERCUP
Avg: 3.590
#3
Morning Glory
by /u/ethyl3517
Avg: 3.472
#4
Green, Yellow and Red Boobie
by /u/SeeZwee
Avg: 3.361
#5
Sunrise Waves
by /u/InevitableLocal9320
Avg: 3.342
#6
Flying Freedom
by /u/ethyl3517
Avg: 3.282
#7
The Northeastern Star
by /u/Douverill
Avg: 3.216
#8
The New Sun & Anchor Flag
by /u/ZombieJockeyGames
Avg: 3.216
#9
Horizon of Chagos
by /u/Ozymandius21
Avg: 3.158
#10
Chagos Stripes
by /u/silverpassage72
Avg: 3.105
#11
Flag for Mauritanian Chagos Islands
by /u/Potential_Stable_001
Avg: 3.079
#12
Novo Chagos
by /u/Meevious
Avg: 3.028
#13
Between Ocean Waves
by /u/Potential_Stable_001
Avg: 3.027
#14
Hopeful Dawn flag
by /u/Bryotara
Avg: 3.026
#15
The Seven Atolls
by /u/AlexKnight002
Avg: 2.946
#16
Chagos' hopes for glory
by /u/ralley22
Avg: 2.892
#17
The Chagos Bracelet
by /u/Herodd_Birdragon_513
Avg: 2.833
#18
Hope for Chagos
by /u/no_apologies
Avg: 2.816
#19
Flag for the Chagos Islands
by /u/NewFlags
Avg: 2.763
#20
The Sea Turtle Flag
by /u/ZombieJockeyGames
Avg: 2.757
#21
The Chagos Islands flag – Strategic Cross Point of the Indian Ocean
by /u/Miguk4Real
Avg: 2.750
#22
Coconut of the Chagos
by /u/Douverill
Avg: 2.703
#23
Chagos People
by /u/crowkk
Avg: 2.694
#24
The Chevron of the Archipelago's Ctenella
by /u/Brasitino_do_Sul
Avg: 2.694
#25
Chagos Palm
by /u/SeeZwee
Avg: 2.686
#26
Sea and Sun
by /u/no_apologies
Avg: 2.667
#27
Our Waves, Our Colours
by /u/RottenAli
Avg: 2.657
#28
Chagossian Revival Flag
by /u/Ozymandius21
Avg: 2.632
#29
Skies and Sand flag
by /u/Ghost_Of_Davido
Avg: 2.595
#30
Chagossian Banner of Sea in the Sky
by /u/VertigoOne
Avg: 2.538
#31
Lakomansman Tise — Woven Journey (2)
by /u/Vermicelli-Thick
Avg: 2.528
#32
Chagos Radiance
by /u/Vaasan_not_n0t_5
Avg: 2.526
#33
Chagos' Coastal Coconut
by /u/Brasitino_do_Sul
Avg: 2.500
#34
Chagos Palm Tree
by /u/Ghost_Of_Davido
Avg: 2.500
#35
Chagossian Waves (In Mauritius)
by /u/tomorand
Avg: 2.472
#36
Chagos Islands -- The Ring of Freedom Flag
by /u/Miguk4Real
Avg: 2.472
#37
Chagossian Atolls and Freedom
by /u/HeroAir77W
Avg: 2.459
#38
Chagos New Age Banner
by /u/StonkyLikesFlags
Avg: 2.432
#39
Ocean Islands
by /u/Smiix
Avg: 2.425
#40
Chagos Waters
by /u/crowkk
Avg: 2.405
#41
Mauritian Sovereignty
by /u/Greyspeir
Avg: 2.371
#42
The Clownfish Flag. A flag for the Chagos Islands
by /u/TacoMadeOfCoco
Avg: 2.368
#43
Flag of the Chagos Islands
by /u/Destin242
Avg: 2.368
#44
Chagos Island Proposal 1
by /u/Disastrous_Active979
Avg: 2.351
#45
Lakomansman Tise — Woven Journey
by /u/Vermicelli-Thick
Avg: 2.351
#46
Intersecting Islands
by /u/joshuauiux
Avg: 2.333
#47
The Fish & Palm
by /u/chickabiddybex
Avg: 2.324
#48
Chagossian Waves
by /u/tomorand
Avg: 2.324
#49
Four Waves, Seven Atolls
by /u/wasileuski
Avg: 2.306
#50
Chagos United
by /u/VertigoOne
Avg: 2.289
#51
Chagos New Age Banner, Vol. 2
by /u/StonkyLikesFlags
Avg: 2.250
#52
Black Waves
by /u/RottenAli
Avg: 2.222
#53
Fleur de Cocos
by /u/FireChickenPzVI
Avg: 2.167
#54
Chained islands
by /u/FireChickenPzVI
Avg: 2.162
#55
Flag for the Chagos Islands
by /u/NewFlags
Avg: 2.150
#56
Chagos Islands
by /u/saladinmander
Avg: 2.079
#57
Star of the Indian Ocean
by /u/Senior_Bluebird_1137
Avg: 2.075
#58
Chagos Islands
by /u/saladinmander
Avg: 2.028
#59
The rise of the Archipelago
by /u/InevitableLocal9320
Avg: 2.026
#60
Waves of Liberation and Justice
by /u/bribridude130
Avg: 2.000
#61
Isla de Chagos
by /u/Senior_Bluebird_1137
Avg: 2.000
#62
Chagos Flag under Mauritian aeigis
by /u/Phil_Carrier
Avg: 2.000
#63
Franklin De Leon
by /u/No-Pirate4980
Avg: 1.973
#64
Chagos Islands Flag
by /u/Sup3rFlux
Avg: 1.972
#65
Coconut Islands
by /u/Smiix
Avg: 1.946
#66
Chagos Island Proposal 2
by /u/Disastrous_Active979
Avg: 1.946
#67
Chagos Island district flag
by /u/DWPerry
Avg: 1.944
#68
New Wave
by /u/chickabiddybex
Avg: 1.923
#69
Chagos Islands
by /u/BindWreaker
Avg: 1.895
#70
Chagos Island Wave
by /u/DWPerry
Avg: 1.868
#71
Tropical Atolls
by /u/Greyspeir
Avg: 1.838
#72
Chagos Coral Flag
by /u/Meevious
Avg: 1.816
#73
Franklin De Leon
by /u/No-Pirate4980
Avg: 1.784
#74
The equatorial stars of the ocean
by /u/MundaneWeather780
Avg: 1.750
#75
The Rise of the Chagos
by /u/Good-Economics-2302
Avg: 1.694
#76
The Four Waves
by /u/bribridude130
Avg: 1.667
#77
Chago Island
by /u/Any_Warthog8263
Avg: 1.649
#78
The Path Home
by /u/gupdoo3
Avg: 1.639
#79
Donated Islands
by /u/Good-Economics-2302
Avg: 1.526
#80
Chagossian Pearl
by /u/_Tim_the_good
Avg: 1.474
#81
Chagos Rising
by /u/joshuauiux
Avg: 1.375
#82
Remembrance flag - v2
by /u/wsxcderfvbgtyhn
Avg: 1.158
#83
Remembrance flag - v1
by /u/wsxcderfvbgtyhn
Avg: 0.950
#84
Chagos Islands; Mauritius Claiming (2)
by /u/BIGMAJI
Avg: 0.947
#85
Chagos Islands; Mauritius Claiming (1)
by /u/BIGMAJI
Avg: 0.868
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#33
Chagos' Coastal Coconut
by /u/Brasitino_do_Sul
Average rating: 2.500
Description

The red represents the struggle for sovereignty of the Chagos Islands out of the British hands and of the Chagossian people, who were banished from the islands for the construction of a military base; The yellow symbolizes the optimism for a brighter future under the Mauritian rule and the sunshine; The green symbolizes the lush and rich natural resources of the Archipelago; And the blue represents the Indian Ocean that unites the Chagos Islands with Mauritius. These colors are present in the flag of Mauritius, to represent the integration of the Chagos.

The green and yellow together symbolize the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge, the land under and above water, respectively, as the Chagos are the southernmost part of this mountain range. There are three peaks: one underwater, for the reefs of the archipelago; one barely above water, for the islands themselves; and the highest peak to represent how the Chagos, after being incorporated into Mauritius, will be the northernmost territory of the country. The canton has a coconut half on top of a Sun, as it is a main natural resource of the area, and to pay homage to the Chagossian's tradition of making copra, which is a sun-dried coconut.

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