List of Saint Lucian flags
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The Following is a list of Flags used in Saint Lucia in the Caribbean.
National Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–Present | Flag of Saint Lucia | A light blue field with a small golden isosceles triangle in front of a large white-edged black isosceles triangle in the centre. |
Governor Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–Present | Flag of The Governor of Saint Lucia | a blue field with a crowned lion on the british crown in the center with the name of the country above. |
Capital City Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–Present | Flag of Castries | a red field with the national flag on the canton and the emblem of the city. |
Historical Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1605–1643 1664–1674 |
Flag of The Kingdom of England | Flown during The English arrival and colonization of Saint Lucia. | |
| 1643–1664 1674–1792 |
Flag of The Kingdom of France | The Flag of The Kingdom of France was flown during the french colonization in Saint Lucia. | |
| 1766–1796 | Flag of the French Colony of Saint Lucia | The drapeau aux serpents was adopted by French colonial officials in 1766 for use as a civil ensign in both St Lucia and Martinique. The flag features a white cross on a blue field with four L-shaped (for Lucia) white fer-de-lance vipers in each quarter. | |
| 1796–1801 | Flag of the United Kingdom | Following the British annexation of the island the Kings Colours became the official flag of the colony. | |
| 1801–1802 1803–1875 |
Flag of the United Kingdom | In 1801 the Union Jack was adapted to include the St. Patrick's saltire. This would be the official flag of the island until its adoption of a unique colonial ensign. | |
| 1802–1803 | Flag of The French First Republic | The French Tricolor was flown during The Brief French Occupation of Saint Lucia. | |
| 1875–1939 | Flag of the British Colony of Saint Lucia | The Latin motto in the seal reads: Template:Sqc (roughly, "Hardly a faithless guard for ships"). | |
| 1875–1939 | Flag of the governor of Saint Lucia | The Union Jack defaced in the centre with the 1875 arms of Saint Lucia surrounded by a laurel wreath. | |
| 1886–1903 | Flag of the British Windward Islands | A blue field with The Union Jack in The Canton and defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands. | |
| 1886–1903 | Flag of the Governor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands | The Union Jack defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands. | |
| 1903–1953 | Flag of the British Windward Islands | A blue field with The Union Jack in The Canton and defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands. | |
| 1903–1953 | Flag of the Governor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands | The Union Jack defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands. | |
| 1939–1967 | Flag of the British Colony of Saint Lucia | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the colony. This consisted of a black shield featuring two sticks of bamboo forming a cross, with two Tudor roses symbolising England and two fleurs-de-lis symbolising France occupying the four quadrants. | |
| 1939–1979 | Flag of the governor of Saint Lucia | The Union Jack defaced in the centre with a white disc containing the 1939 arms of Saint Lucia and surrounded by a laurel wreath. | |
| 1953–1958 | Flag of the British Windward Islands | A blue field with The Union Jack in The Canton and defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands. | |
| 1953–1958 | Flag of the Governor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands | The Union Jack defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands. | |
| 1958–1962 | Flag of the West Indies Federation | A blue field with four white horizontal wavy bars (the top pair of bars being parallel and the lower pair also parallel) and an orange sun in the centre. | |
| 1967–1979 | Flag of Saint Lucia | A cerulean blue field charged with a yellow triangle in front of a white-edged black arrowhead. | |
| 1979–2002 | Flag of Saint Lucia | A cerulean blue field charged with a yellow triangle in front of a white-edged black arrowhead. The yellow triangle was enlarged and the arrowhead made narrower. |
See also
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Saint Lucia. |
References
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