The Vanuatu National Flag

The Pig's tusk and the Namele leaf represent Prosperity and Peace respectively. Yellow is a bright colour that is full of light, and it symbolises the light of Christ which shines over the whole of the Republic of Vanuatu, the letter "Y".

Designer of the National Flag of the Republic of Vanuatu - Malon Kalontas

At school Malon had learned that Vanuatu was shaped as a "Y" and I wondered what colours might have a symbolic significance for his compatriots, as citizens of a newly independent country. So Malon drew a "Y" and played around with different colours. He selected the following colours as having a special meaning for Vanuatu:
Black: for Melanesia and the Melanesian race
Red: for unity through blood
Green: for agriculture, the basis of Vanuatu's economy
Yellow: for Christianity

The Coat Of Arms

The Coat of Arms has incorporated the Vanuatu Emblem, which is the pig's tusk and leaf namele in the background.

Hon. Walter Hayde Lini (is the statue) who fought for the country to become Independent and was the first Prime Minister. He declared on Independence Day to all the people that "Long God Yumi Stanap" (In God we Stand) to be Vanuatu's motto &endash; meaning from 30th July 1980 (the Country's Independence Day) We must all stand together as a nation.

The Vanuatu Emblem

The Pig's tusk and the Namele leaf represent Prosperity and Peace respectively