Flag of Seychelles of a new proposed design. Flag of Seychelles The flag of Seychelles was adopted on January 8, 1996. The current flag is the third used by the country since its independence from Britain on June 29, 1976. The colours used in the current flag are the official colours of two of the nation's major political parties–Seychelles People's United Party and the Seychelles Democratic Party. The flag consists of five different coloured bands (green, white, red, yellow and blue) starting from one end and diverging towards the other end. The oblique bands symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future.
Flag of the Second Spanish Republic however, was and is prone to variations in hue and fading from time and use, which often resulted in ""morado"" denoting a range of hues of purple, which presently are considered distinct colours/hues, e. g. crimson or maroon. Because it is rarely present on flags, in practice the "morado" of the lowest band of the Flag was coloured violet, purple (purpure), or even lilac, contingent on available materials and dyes. Spanish monarchists resented the "morado" of the new tricolored flag and a famous "soleá" was composed when the Flag began to be used. These verses also indirectly expressed dissatisfaction for