Flag of American Samoa
Red, white and blue are the traditional colors of the American Samoan flag which are both Samoan and American. The national flag has a dark navy blue background with a protruding white colored triangle, based at the fly side and pointing towards the hoist. The triangle is bordered with red colored edge. A bald eagle facing the hoist is enclosed within the triangle symbolizing the nation’s relation, protection and friendship with the United States of America.
The eagle holds a traditional orator’s fly-flap (used formerly to keep flies away) in its left claw which indicates the power of the Samoan chiefs (“talking chief”, a rank among the Samoan chiefs). A type of dancing propel is held in the left claw of the eagle, which must have been used at some sort of dancing tradition.
The flag of American Samoa was adopted on 24 April 1960, the day the first constitution of American Samoa went into effect and the 60th anniversary of the first hoisting of the U.S. flag in Samoa.
The ratio of the flag is 1:2.
