Jamaican Flag History & Information

The current Jamaican flag was adopted on August 6, 1962, which is also the nation's original Independence Day. On this day, Jamaica gained freedom from the Federation of the West Indies. The Jamaican flag is comprised of a gold cross, which divides the flag into four quadrants. Two of the sections are black, while the other two are green. The design of the Jamaican flag is the result of submissions in a national competition to design the nation's flag. The original submission used horizontal stripes; however it was modified to make it more unique. The colors on the flag are black, green, and gold which are also the Pan-African colors. They are also linked to the African National Congress. Alternatively, the color green symbolizes the vegetation on the land of the country, the color gold is symbolic of the sun, and black represents the strength and creativity of the citizens of Jamaica.

Etiquette

• The Jamaican flag is not permitted to touch the ground.
• The Flag is not permitted to be used for decoration, or temporary use except when being used by the government.
• The flag should always be larger than other flags flying at the same time/location
• When the flag becomes worn and must be replaced, the proper disposal technique is to burn the flag.
• The Jamaican flag should always be flown higher than other flags and no flag should be flown to the right of the Jamaican Flag.
• The flag should never be draped over vehicles, except by the government.

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Jamaican Flag Info

Jamaica was a British colony from 1655 until 1962. From 1958 onward it was part of the West indies Federation, which was disolved in 1962. The present flag design emerged from those send in the by the public in a national competition. It was originally designed with horizontal stripes, but this was toosimilar to the ten Tanganyikan flag, so the saltire was substituted.

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