{"product_id":"fiji","title":"Fiji","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3×5' nylon national flag of Fiji.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiji's flag was nearly retired, and a rugby team helped save it. In 2015 the government announced it would replace the design; the plan was dropped in 2016, the year Fiji won its first Olympic gold medal, in rugby sevens, under this flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesign\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA light blue field with the Union Jack in the canton and the shield of Fiji's coat of arms in the fly. The shield shows a red cross of St George, a golden British lion holding a cocoa pod, and quarters of sugar cane, a coconut palm, a dove of peace and a bunch of bananas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flag was adopted at independence from Britain on 10 October 1970. The light blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, and the shield for the islands' agriculture and their peaceful history. The Union Jack recalls the link with Britain, the very element the 2015 proposal sought to remove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFlag Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdopted:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 October 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial proportions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1:2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e light blue, red, white, dark blue, with a multicolored shield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmblem:\u003c\/strong\u003e shield from the national coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVexillographer's Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiji is one of the few nations to fly a light blue ensign rather than the dark Blue Ensign of most former British colonies. Tuvalu is another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumphrys Flag Company · Old City Philadelphia · Est. 1864\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Humphrys Flag Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49954677162139,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0228\/2907\/files\/1280px-Flag_of_Fiji_svg.png?v=1793893483","url":"https:\/\/humphrysflag.com\/products\/fiji","provider":"Humphrys Flag Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}