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The flag is vertically blue yellow green 1:2:1, with
three green diamonds. Diamonds are said to represent that
islands are “gems of Antilles”. The flag was
introduced in
October 21st
1985.
Željko Heimer, 29 Jan 1996
The Album 2000 [pay00] says:
1. National Flag.Vertical tricolour of blue-yellow-green, the yellow being double the width of each of the other two, and with three green lozenges, two and one in the middle of it. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is one of those rare Commonwealth countries that did not adopt the British ensign system and uses one national flag for all purposes. The ratio is also not quite according to British traditions.2:3
After a local competition failed to produce a satisfactory
design, the problem was submitted to a Swiss graphic artist
who suggested what is now the current design.
Ivan Sache, 31 Jan 2000, quoting from
[rya97]
Could it have been Louis Mühlemann?
Ivan Sache, 09 Jan 2003
The present flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines came into use officially on Monday October 21, 1985. That morning there was a ceremony at the War Memorial in Kingston to mark the change over. According [v9c85], a leaflet produced in 1985 at the Government Printing Office in Kingston, the symbolism of the flag is as follows:
The green diamonds are shaped in a V for St. Vincent, and reflect the plural nature of the many islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. These gems define St. Vincent and the Grenadines as the gems of the Antilles. The Blue represents the sky and sea. the gold is for warmth, the bright spirit of the people and the golden sands of the Grenadines. The Green represents the lush vegetation of St. Vincent’s agriculture and the enduring vitality of the people. The Flag may be called “The gems”.Jos Poels 03 Dec 1996
The Grenadines consist of two groups, the Northern and the Southern
Grenadines; the latter belong to Grenada, among which are Carriacou,
Petite Martinique, Diamind island, Ronde island, Les Tantes, Caille
island, London Bridge island, The Sisters, Green island, Bird island.
In total there are c. 600 Grenadines. 34,5 sq. km. belong to
Grenada; 45,3 sq. km. to St. Vincent.
(source: Fischer Weltalmanach 2000)
Jarig Bakker, 03 Feb 2000
What is generally shown as the current form of the Arms would have
been designed by a herald at the College of Arms in London when the
Arms were granted in 1912. However
the scene on the shield is not original. It is a copy of the
Seal of St Vincent which was in
use before 1839 when it appeared in an anaglyptograph of Seals
of the Colonies of the British Empire
[g9bXXc].
David Prothero, 12 Nov 2008
The Album 2000 [pay00] says:
2. Governor General. 1:2Blue flag with the royal crest and yellow ribbon inscribed in black "St VINCENT & THE GRENADINES".
In 1993 Michel Lupant wrote in Gaceta de banderas
[gdb] about a red flag of
governor-general.
Victor Lomantsov, 03 Jan 2003
According to Michel Lupant, it should be blue; it will be corrected by
him in Gaceta as soon as possible.
Armand du Payrat, 06 Jan 2003
Governor General flag was never red but blue, it was a mistake
in the translation in Gaceta.
Michel Lupant, 19 Jun 2005
According to the WMO book [c9h07], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines partially use the well-known US signal set:
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