Flag and coat of arms of Saint Barthélemy
![]() Flag of France Saint Barthélemy is an overseas collectivity of France | |
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Use | National flag, civil and state ensign |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 15 February 1794; 230 years ago (1794-02-15) |
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An unofficial flag of Saint Barthélemy consisting of the coat of arms of Saint Barthélemy centered on a white field is used on the island.[1][2][3] Officially, only the flag of France, of which Saint Barthélemy is a self-governing overseas collectivity, is flown in the territory.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms of Saint-Barthélemy is a shield divided into three horizontal stripes (parted per fess), three gold fleurs-de-lis on blue, above a white Maltese cross on red, over three gold crowns on blue, and "Ouanalao" is what the indigenous people called the island. On top of the shield is a mural crown.
The fleurs-de-lis, Maltese Cross, and gold crowns are heraldic reminders of the island's history as a colony ruled by first the Kingdom of France, then the Knights Hospitaller and in turn the Kingdom of Sweden. Eventually, the island returned to French rule.
On a white background, the arms serves as an unofficial flag for Saint Barthélemy.
References
External links
- Saint-Barthélémy (Guadeloupe, France) at Flags of the World
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- French Polynesia
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Wallis and Futuna
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