German Samoa 1900-1914
The Tripartite Convention of 1899 allocated German control over western (presently independent) Samoa and on 1 March 1900 the black-white-red German flag (adopted in 1871) was hoisted in Mulinu'u, the government area in Apia. From 1 March 1900 until 29 August 1914 a colonial flag was used during the German Imperial administration. It featured the German black eagle, surmounted by the Imperial crown on a white disk placed over the black-white-red tricolour.