Government Ensign of Mauritius

The Government or State Ensign of Mauritius is identical to the last Colonial flag, but now with the National Flag in the canton. It is a blue ensign with the coat of arms in the fly: a blue and gold shield. In the first quarter is a lymphad, a single-masted ship propelled by oars; the second quarter displays three palm trees. The third quarter shows a red key and the fourth quarter displays a white five-pointed star with its light shining down. The shield is supported by a dodo (the now extinct flightless bird) and the introduced sambar deer, both in red and silver, supporting stalks of sugar cane. A scroll displays the motto, in Latin, “Stella Clavisque Maris Indici” (Star and Key of the Indian Ocean).