On what date was Suriname's current flag legally adopted?

Suriname’s current flag was legally adopted on 25 November 1975.

The adoption took place on Suriname’s Independence Day, when the country became independent from the Netherlands. The flag was selected through a national design competition won by Jack Pinas, an art teacher and graphic designer. Some details of his original proposal were modified before the final design was approved.

The flag has five horizontal bands: green, white, red, white, and green, with a large yellow five-pointed star at the center. Green is associated with the fertility and richness of the land, white with freedom and justice, and red with progress and hope. The star represents national unity and a bright future.

A common mix-up is 15 December 1954, the date of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. That event increased the need for Suriname’s own symbols, but the present flag was not adopted until independence in 1975. Suriname’s earlier flag, used from 1959 to 1975, featured five differently colored stars representing major ethnic groups.