Fijians will get the opportunity to design a new flag as the country prepares to ditch the Union Jack.
Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said on Friday the Pacific island was launching a two-month competition starting on Monday to find the best replacement flag.
He said a panel of citizens will choose the best designs, with the final decision going to MPs.
He said the winning designer will get to hoist the new flag on October 10, the 45th anniversary of the country's independence.
Fiji's current flag features the Union Flag, or Union Jack, in the top left corner.
Bainimarama said it is a symbol of the country's colonial past.
Bainimarama was elected leader in September when Fiji returned to democracy, eight years after he seized power in a military coup.
