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The national flag was adopted in 1835 and legislated in Constitution on June 1st 1959.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 13 Nov 1999

The current version of the flag was adopted on 3 July 1999.
J.J. Anderson, 29 July 2002

Symbolism and development of the Flag
The white disc in the middle represents the sun and containing a red Osmanli (Turkish) crescent and a five-pointed star - the two ancient symbols of Islam. The shape of the waxing moon (from the point of view of an Arab observer of the flag) brings luck. Red became a symbol of resistance against Turkish supremacy (Source: Webster's Concise Encyclopedia of Flags & Coats of Arms, Crampton, 1985)
Jarig Bakker, 21 July 1999

Quite true, but the Tunisians themselves seem to overlook the Turkish origin of their flag, or at least to be undisturbed by it. In the Military Museum outside Tunis there is a display showing the similarity between the current flag and that used by the Beylical government in the 19th century. The tone of the display is pride in the continuity of national identity. I suspect that during the extended period of French colonial domination, Tunisians looked back at the crescent and star on a white circle as the emblem of national sovereignty, since it had been the flag under which their last independent government had ruled. It was therefore natural for them to retain/return to that flag when the French departed. Maybe the important point is that the Tunisians--at least when independence came in the 1960s--didn't identify the Turks as their oppressors and were therefore not bothered by the Turkish derivation of their flag. Just speculation, but it makes sense to me.
Joseph McMillan, 26 July 1999

Since 1835 used after the example of the Turkish (Ottoman) flag of that time. In the center of the red field a white disk with a red crescent and a star, both known as Islamic symbols. On 3 July 1999 there was a small change: the crescent was adapted. The red color was also defined by law (PMS-red: S 94-1)
Source: Vlaggen Documentatie Centrum Nederland
Olivier Touzeau, 3 December 2000

Pantone 94-1 Process is CMYK 10-100-80-0, which is a fairly dark shade of red, with nearest BS value as RGB:204-0-51, almost identical to our R+. In
two words, dark red.
António Martins, 26 December 2000

Album des Pavillons (2000) shows a flag with oversized disk and other errors. This image is probably based on the image which that appears in the Flag Bulletin, September-October 2000, as supplied by the Tunisian Embassy in Washington. The dimensions of the flag are given as 2:3~, i.e.,12:18~ with disk diameter as 8~.
This representation appears to be an error.
Zeljko Heimer, 12 April 2003



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