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[[File:Flag of Fiji.svg|thumb|210px|Banner o Fiji]]
[[File:Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).png|thumb|210px|Variant banner o Fiji]]

Prior tae [[Colonial Fiji|cedin the kintra tae Breetish rule]] in 1874, the govrenment o Fiji adoptit a naitional banner featurin blue an white vertical stripes, wi in the centre a reid shield depictin a white dove.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1355232/Fiji-flag-of#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=Fiji%2C%20flag%20of%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia "Fiji, flag of"], ''[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]''</ref> This banner ceased tae be uised when the colonial era began an Fiji relinquished its unthrildom. Fiji wis a Breetish colony frae 1874 tae 1970.

The current '''[[banner]] o [[Fiji]]''' wis adoptit on 10 October 1970. The state airms hae been slichtly modified but the banner haes remained the same as durin the colonial period. It is a defaced sky-blue "[[Blue Ensign]]" (the actual Blue Ensign version o the banner is the Govrenment ensign). It haes remained unchynged syne Fiji wis declared a [[republic]] in 1987, despite caws frae some politeecians (such as Opposition [[Senate (Fiji)|Senator]] [[Atu Emberson-Bain]]) for chynges.

== Seembolism ==
Its bricht blue backgrund seembolizes the Paceefic Ocean, which plays an important pairt in the lives o the islanders, baith in terms o the fishin industry, an the huge tourist trade. The Union Jack reflects the kintra's links wi Great Breetain. The shield is derived frae the kintra's offeecial coat o airms, which wis oreeginally grantit bi Ryal Warrant in 1908. It is a white shield wi a reid cross an a reid chief (upper third o a shield). The images depictit on the shield represent agricultural activities on the islands, an the historical associations wi Great Britain. At the tap o the shield, a Breetish lion holds a cocoa pod atween its paws. The upper left is succar cane, upper right is a coconut palm, the lawer left a dove o peace, an the lawer right a bunch o bananas.

The current banner is vera seemilar tae the colonial ensign uised prior tae unthirldom, the main differences bein the latter uised a daurker shade o blue an displayed the entire [[Coat o airms o Fiji|Fijian coat o airms]] as opposed tae juist the shield. While some reformists hae cawed for the removal o the [[Union Banner]], seeing it a [[Unitit Kinrick|Breetish]] [[Breetish Empire|colonial]] emblem, ithers support its retention for the sake o historical continuity. The banners o ither independent kintras, such as [[Australie]], [[New Zealand]] an [[Tuvalu]] retain the Union Banner in thair naitional banners. 

[[File:Coat of arms of Fiji.png|left|150px|Full Fijian Coat-o-Airms]]
Some influential Fijians hae cawed for the restoration o the full coat o airms tae the banner. On November 30, 2005, Fiji's [[Great Cooncil o Chiefs (Fiji)|Great Council o Chiefs]] cawed for the twa warrior figures, who guard the shield on the [[coat o airms]], tae be placed on the banner, alang wi a miniature canoe an the naitional [[motto]], ''Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na tui'' ("Fear God an honour the queen") — seembols that wur featurt on the oreeginal banner o the [[Kinrick o Viti]], the first unified Fijian state, forged bi [[Seru Epenisa Cakobau]] in 1871.

"The coat o airms is vera significant acause it haes the wird o God, then it haes the twa warriors an the Fijian canoe an aa. A think that the cooncil members prefer that the full coat o airms be includit in the Fiji flag," said [[Asesela Sadole]], General Secretary o the Great Cooncil o Chiefs. 

== Ensigns o Fiji ==

<gallery>
Image:Civil Ensign of Fiji.svg|Merchant Ensign
Image:Government Ensign of Fiji.svg|Govrenment Ensign
Image:Naval Ensign of Fiji.svg|Naval Ensign
Image:Civil Air Ensign of Fiji.svg|Ceevil Air Ensign
</gallery>

== Sources ==
* [http://www.fiji.org.nz/nationalsymbolsflag.htm High Commission of the Republic of the Fiji Islands to New Zealand - National Symbols of Fiji] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063937/http://www.fiji.org.nz/nationalsymbolsflag.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}. "Ensigns for use in Government vessels, in merchant ships and in naval vessels are of the same basic design, but have dark blue, red and white background respectively". Accessed 2 Februar 2006
* Barraclough, E. M. C. an Crampton, W. G. (1978). ''Flags of the World''. Lunnon: Frederick Warne. ISBN 0-7232-2015-8. P. 209 et seq. "The Civil Air Ensign is like that of Britain, except that it has the shield of Fiji placed on the arm of the cross."

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== See also ==
* [[commons:Flags based on British ensigns]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{FOTW|id=fj|title=Fiji}}

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