Flag of Mayotte
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Flag
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of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
overseas department of Mayotte
Mayotte
Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...
(also known as Mahoré) is the Flag of France
Flag of France
The national flag of France is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured royal blue , white, and red...
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The unofficial local flag consists of a white field with the archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
's coat of arms
Coat of arms of Mayotte
The unofficial local coat of arms of Mayotte represents the French overseas department of Mayotte, and is the central device of the also unofficial flag of Mayotte. It consists of a shield with a cloud design, a sideways crescent and flowers in blue and red segments. The supporters of the shield...
below an inscription "MAYOTTE" in red capitals.