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Seychelles - President's flag

1:2 image by Zoltan Horvath, 25 Sep 2024

President's flag (1996 - )

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Seychelles - President's flag (1996 - )

The flag used by the President of the Seychelles is the national flag with the coat of arms set in upper fly (in the red wedge). The previous flag used by the President of the Seychelles between 1977 and 1996 is illustrated and described here.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003

The National Symbols Act of 1996 illustrates this flag, where the coat of arm is placed in upper part of red stripe. But on the flag shown in the pictures, the coat of arms is located somewhere else, it can be seen almost in the middle of the flag. If you look at how much of the yellow band is visible above the coat of arms, you can clearly see the difference.

There are two possibilities: the flag has changed, but the law has not yet been amended. The other option, I think, could be that the flags were deliberately produced in this way for better visibility. (There is already an example of this, the white band of the French flag is deliberately made wider for media events.)

Images of flag:
https://www.statehouse.gov.sc
https://northafricapost.com
https://www.nation.sc
https://www.sbc.sc
Zoltan Horvath, 25 Sep 2024