List of Grenadian flags
Appearance
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This is a list of flags present in Grenada in The Caribbean.
National flag
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1974 - Present[1] | Flag of Grenada | A rectangle divided diagonally into two yellow triangles at the top and bottom and two green triangles at the hoist and fly, surrounded by a red border charged with six five pointed yellow stars, another five-pointed yellow star on a red disc at the centre, and a nutmeg at the hoist.[1] |
Royal and Viceregal flags
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1974 - Present | Flag of the governor-general of Grenada | A lion standing on a St. Edward's crown, with the name "Grenada" below. | |
1974 - 2022 | Personal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II | The flag is the crowned letter 'E' in gold, surrounded by a garland of gold roses on a blue background, with a golden fringe. The crown is a symbol of the Queen's rank and dignity, whilst the roses symbolise the countries of the Commonwealth. |
Dependency flag
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1974 - Present | Flag of Carriacou and Petite Martinique | A rectangle divided diagonally into two yellow triangles at the top and bottom, one green triangle on the hoist side and one black triangle on the fly side with a five-pointed star each, surrounded by a red border and another five-pointed yellow star on a red disc at the centre. |
Military flags
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1974 - Present | Civil ensign of Grenada | a larger variant of the national flag. | |
1974 - Present | Naval Ensign of Grenada | a white field with a red cross and the national flag in the canton. |
Historical flags
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1498 - 1500 | Royal Flag of The Crown of Castile | a quartered heraldical field of Castile, represented by a castle, and León, represented by a lion. | |
1500 - 1516 | Royal Flag of The Crown of Castile | a rectangular variant of the previous flag. | |
1516 - 1609 1609 - 1650 |
The Spanish Cross of Burgundy Flag | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. | |
1650 - 1762 1779 - 1783 |
Flag of The Kingdom of France | A white field with several Fleur-de-lis and the Royal Arms in the centre. | |
1609 | Flag of The Kingdom of England | A white field with centred red cross. | |
1762 - 1779 1783 - 1801 |
Flag of The Kingdom of Great Britain | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland. | |
1801 - 1967 | The Union Jack | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing the Kingdom of Ireland). | |
1886 - 1903 | Flag of The British Windward Islands | a Blue Ensign with the badge of the Governor-in-chief in the fly. | |
1886 - 1903 | Flag of The Governor of The British Windward Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Governor-in-chief. | |
1903 - 1953 | Flag of The British Windward Islands | a Blue Ensign with the badge of the Governor-in-chief in the fly. | |
1903 - 1953 | Flag of The Governor of The British Windward Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Governor-in-chief. | |
1953 - 1958 | Flag of The British Windward Islands | a Blue Ensign with the badge of the Governor-in-chief in the fly. | |
1953 - 1958 | Flag of The Governor of The British Windward Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Governor-in-chief. | |
1958 - 1962 | Flag of the West Indies Federation | Four equally spaced narrow white stripes with a large orange-gold circle over the middle two lines in the center of the flag, undulating horizontally across a blue field. | |
1958 - 1962 | Flag of the governor-general of the West Indies Federation | A lion standing on a St. Edward's crown, with the name "The West Indies" below. | |
1875 - 1903 | Flag of British Grenada | A Blue Ensign defaced with the first colonial badge of Grenada. | |
1903 - 1967 | Flag of British Grenada | A Blue Ensign defaced with the first colonial badge of Grenada. | |
1967 - 1974 | Flag of Grenada | A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow, and green bands, with a sprig of nutmeg on a white oval at the centre. | |
1967 - 1974 | Flag of The Governor of Grenada | A Union Jack defaced with the Emblem of Grenada. |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Smith, Whitney (27 July 2011). "Flag of Grenada". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 20 November 2024.