{{Short description|Flag of state of Myanmar}} {{Infobox flag | Name = Mon State | Image = Flag of Mon State (2018).svg | Symbol = {{FIAV|normal}} | Proportion = 2:3 | Adoption = 8 June 2018 | Design = A red flag with a yellow hamsa in the centre
| Image2 = Flag of Mon State (1974–2018).svg | Use2 = Former flag | Symbol2 = {{FIAV|historical}} | Proportion2 = 2:3 | Adoption2 = | Relinquished2 = 8 June 2018 | Design2 = A blue flag with a yellow hamsa in the centre and "Mon State" written in Burmese underneath it }}
The '''flag of Mon State''' depicts a hamsa in the centre of a red background. The current flag was approved by the Mon State Hluttaw and officially adopted on 8 June 2018.<ref name="bni8618">{{cite news |last1=Khant |first1=Naung |title=Mon State Hluttaw approves picture of golden hamsa on red background as Mon State flag |url=https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/mon-state-hluttaw-approves-picture-golden-hamsa-red-background-mon-state-flag |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=Burma News International |date=8 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
In local legend, the city of Bago, which was founded by the Mon people, was established on the location where a hamsa sought refuge during a massive flood, hence the adoption of the bird on the flag.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kuipers |first1=Ludo |title=Mon State {{!}} Flag {{!}} Myanmar {{!}} OzOutback |url=https://ozoutback.com.au/Myanmar/flags/slides/21_Mon_State.html |website=ozoutback.com.au |accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref>
== Former flag == The former flag of Mon State, used until the adoption of the current flag on 8 June 2018, depicted a hamsa on a dark blue background and had "Mon State" ({{lang|my|မွန်ပြည်နယ်}}) written underneath it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mon State (Myanmar) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/mm-mon.html |website=www.crwflags.com |accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref> The flag of Bago Region is very similar to the former flag of Mon State, but its hamsa and text have different proportions and designs.
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