Morning Star flag
| Proportion | 2:3 |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 1 December 1961 |
| Design | Thirteen blue and white alternating horizontal stripes with a red bar on the hoist side with a white five pointed star centered on it |
| Designed by | Nicolaas Jouwe |
The Morning Star flag (Indonesian: Bendera Bintang Fajar or Bendera Bintang Kejora, Dutch: Morgenstervlag) is a flag that was used in Netherlands New Guinea for official purposes in addition to the flag of the Netherlands. It was first raised on 1 December 1961. The territory came under the administration of the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) on 1 October 1962, and was transferred to Indonesian control on 1 May 1963. The flag has come to represent the Republic of West Papua, a proposed country consisting of the Western New Guinea region, which since 1963 is administered as part of Indonesia.
The flag is used by the Free Papua Organization and other independence supporters. Under Papua's Special Autonomy Law, ratified in 2002, the flag may be raised in Western New Guinea (West Papua) region so long as the flag of Indonesia is raised higher than it at the same time.