Back Vlag van Jamaika Afrikaans علم جمهورية جامايكا Arabic علم جامايكا ARZ Yamayka bayrağı Azerbaijani Сцяг Ямайкі Byelorussian Национално знаме на Ямайка Bulgarian জামাইকার ফিরালহান BPY Zastava Jamajke BS Bandera de Jamaica Catalan Jamajská vlajka Czech

Flag of Jamaica

Jamaica
Other namesThe Cross, Black, green and gold
UseNational flag, civil and state ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag[1] Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is congruent with obverse side
Proportion1:2
Adopted6 August 1962 (1962-08-06)
DesignA gold diagonal cross divides the field into four triangles of green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
UseCivil ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
DesignA Red Ensign with the national flag in the canton
UseNaval ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
DesignA White Ensign with the national flag in the canton
UseAir force ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
DesignThe Jamaican flag in the canton with a logo of the JDF Air Wing in the middle.
The first proposed design for the Jamaican flag
Another proposal for the Jamaican flag
Jamaican flag waving above a house roof.

The flag of Jamaica was adopted on 6 August 1962 (Jamaican Independence Day), the country having gained independence from the British Empire. The flag consists of a gold saltire, which divides the flag into four sections: two of them green (top and bottom) and two black (hoist and fly).[2][3] It is currently the only national flag that does not contain a shade of the colours red, white, or blue. Jamaica's national flag has much more similar fashion than Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (as it was in 1994) from South Africa which follows Freedom Day on 27 April.[4]

  1. ^ Whitney., Smith (1980). Flags and arms across the world. Smith, Whitney. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 111. ISBN 9780070590946. OCLC 4957064.
  2. ^ Jamaican Flag on JIS site
  3. ^ "CIA World Factbook – Jamaica". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Flags, Symbols, & Currency Of Jamaica". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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