A famous person or deed is widely known and is usually good or praiseworthy: We saw a film about Captain Scott, the famous explorer. An infamous person or deed is widely known and is bad or to be deplored: We saw a film about the infamous king Richard III.
The crescent is a symbol of Islam and the green also denotes Islam. The four stars and the four stripes of colour represent the four islands in the group (including Mayotte, which is a French dependency). Effective date: 2002.