SPC flag

He'll design the SPC flag

Noumea commercial artist Andre Henry (right), who designed the official emblems used for both the second and third South Pacific Games, looks, like having another win.

He’s been invited to complete a design for an official South Pacific Commission flag.

Mr. Henry, originally from Paris but who has been in Noumea for about 10 years, competed in open competition for the Games designs.

He also submitted a design in the South Pacific Commis sion flag competition, which the Noumea conference in October wanted to see used as a basis of a final design for a flag. But as his entry did not conform with all the require ments of the competition he was not awarded a prize.

Mr. Henry’s design showed a white circle on a blue ground, with six golden stars represent ing the commission members (see pictures, p. 101).

At the 32nd session of the SPC, which met in Noumea at the conclusion of the South Pacific Conference, the com missioners decided to ask Mr.

Henry to draw up a final

design, with seven stars (Nauru has since joined the commis sion), and a small white coco nut palm inside the circle. The stars will be six-pointed to denote the six founding mem bers of the SPC.

The commissioners agreed that as the coconut palm motif had been suggested by another competitor, Viliame Pomale, of Tonga, both Messrs. Henry and Pomale would be granted special prizes.