Flag of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Description
- A diagonal black band bordered by thin yellow stripes and two white five-pointed stars, dividing the flag into a green lower-hoist triangle and a red upper-fly triangle
- Designed by Edrice Lewis, a student, from over two hundred national competition entries
- Adopted on 19 September 1983 at independence from the United Kingdom
Trivia
- The two white stars represent the two islands of the federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, each signifying hope and liberty
- The designer, Edrice Lewis, was a secondary-school student when her entry won the national competition
- The yellow fimbriation is notably narrow, often rendered as fine gold lines between the black diagonal and the larger colour fields
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis features a broad black diagonal band, bordered on each side by a thin yellow stripe and bearing two white five-pointed stars, dividing the field into a green lower-hoist triangle and a red upper-fly triangle. It was chosen from over two hundred entries in a national design competition, the winning submission being by Edrice Lewis, a Kittitian secondary-school student, and was raised on 19 September 1983 when the federation became independent from the United Kingdom.
Green honours the fertile land of the islands, yellow celebrates year-round sunshine, red recalls the struggle against slavery and colonial rule, and black stands for African heritage. The two white stars represent the twin islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, together expressing hope and liberty.
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