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The flag is Anguilla's third flag other than as part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. The island's first flag was a red flag featuring the name of the island in yellow and two mermaids inside a blue oval. [citation needed] Variants to this flag were also widely used, with some substituting red for purple and some not bearing the name of ...
The Dolphin Flag. Ratio: 3:5 Version of the flag used at sea. Ratio: 1:2. The Dolphin Flag of Anguilla was adopted on 29 September 1967, after the colony (then part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla) unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom as the Republic of Anguilla.
Flag Date Use Description 1967: Anguilla: A red flag featuring the name of the island in yellow and two mermaids inside a blue oval. 1967–1969: Anguilla: The 1967–1969 independence flag and is still widely seen and used on the island as an unofficial flag to this day. 1990–1999: Anguilla: A defaced Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of ...
Anguilla was federated with St Kitts and Nevis in 1882, against the wishes of many Anguillans. [7] Economic stagnation, and the severe effects of several droughts in the 1890s and later the Great Depression of the 1930s led many Anguillans to emigrate for better prospects elsewhere. [7] Flag of the short-lived Republic of Anguilla
Pages in category "National symbols of Anguilla" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Flag of Anguilla; G. God Bless Anguilla;
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The "triple palm" flag consists of three vertical stripes of green (representing Saint Kitts), yellow (representing Nevis) and blue (representing Anguilla) while the tree was a coconut palm tree with three roots and three fronds, symbolising the destiny, humility, and pride of the three islands.
Nine years later, Anguilla was accorded its own constitution and its union with Saint Kitts and Nevis officially ended. [1] [4] The territory's constitution was amended in 1990, [1] and a new flag was first raised on 30 May that year. It consisted of Blue Ensign with a shield that incorporated the design of the Three Dolphins flag. [3]