Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands was created in 2003 and adopted on 6 April 2004.[1] The flag consists of a green field with a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent moon in the centre of the flag and a gold southern cross in the fly.The palm tree represents the islands' tropical flora; the colours are Australia's national colours; the crescent represents Islam,[3] the religion of the Cocos Malays who make up a majority of the islands' population; and the Southern Cross is a symbol of Australia and the Southern Hemisphere.This Cocos (Keeling) Islands-related article is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This Oceanian flag-related article is a stub.