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Republic vs. official
To reiterate what's been said here... The "pink, white and green" flag WAS NEVER THE FLAG OF NEWFOUNDLAND (either official or unofficial). It may have been the flag of the "Star of the Sea Association", a Roman Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1871, but other than that it had no significant place in NF history. Claims that this flag is anything other than this are simply false myths used by businessmen to sell products with this flag on them.

Furthermore, NEWFOUNDLAND WAS NEVER A REPUBLIC. Newfoundland was a Dominion in the British Empire from 1907 to 1949 (the same as Canada or Australia), before that it was a British Colony.

Before people spread misinformation about this subject I wish they would at least attempt to learn true history. Newfoundland was an independent country (dominion), it had its real flags (the Newfoundland Red Ensign and the Union Flag) - we don't need to invent history for it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.212.75.116 (talk) 14:03, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

This is not the official flag of NF. This is the old republic of NF flag. I propose moving this to Flag of Newfoundland (Republic). Dlodge 05:45, 5 January 2007 (UTC) Or Flag of Republic of Newfoundland - but this implies Newfoundland exists as a republic. Dlodge 18:30, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Name of the Newfoundland tricolor
The proper name of the 1843 flag is the Newfoundland tricolor, or informally "the Pink, White, and Green". "Republic of Newfoundland flag" is a misnomer. There is and never was any such thing as a "Republic of Newfoundland", it's just a slogan that was invented to go on souvenir T-shirts with the flag some years ago, and some people have been calling it that ever since. See John FitzGerald's article in The Independent. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.46.127.11 (talk) 18:31, 5 January 2007 (UTC).

The "Republic of Newfoundland" slogan was first printed on a T-Shirt featuring the 1843 tricolor flag, encircled by the words "Republic of Newfoundland" in 1982. It was produced by Snuffy Jackson, the owner of the Harbour City General Store in St. John's, Newfoundland. The inventor's intention was to celebrate the independent nature of Newfoundlanders. Newfoundland never existed as a Republic, but the production of this T-Shirt gave way to the false thinking that Newfoundland had been a Republic and that the Republic Flag was the 1843 tricolor. http//www.harbourcitygeneralstore.comSnuffy Jackson 22:53, 6 July 2007 (UTC)