Legal Basis
The current constitution of 12 July 1991 specifies that:
The national emblem is a flag with a crescent and a gold star on a green ground —12 July 1991, Constitution of MauritaniaUnlike the seal, the exact flag is specified, not merely the right for a law to specify it at some later date. However, the flag has its official basis in the earlier constitution of 22 March 1959; no changes were made after the country's declaration of independence in 1960.
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