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image located by Jason Saber,
2 January 2021See also:
‘SXM Unity Flag
The 'Unity Flag' is considered by many to be the national
flag of St. Martin Island (St. Maarten/Saint Martin), a 87-square-kilometre (34
sq mi) Caribbean island, divided roughly into two halves between the French
Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the two parts are roughly equal in
population too. The division dates to 1648. The flag was created in 1990 to
represent both sides of the island, and all St. Martiners as one nation. The
design of the flag, and the symbols used, depict the island itself and its
history. It stands for freedom, unity and local pride.’
Posted by Shabi
Fiurnei, St. Martin, Caribbean, on FOTW Facebook page
26 December at 15:15
·Philipsburg. Sint Maarten
NB Although it is not always obvious
in the images, the two blue central horizontal stripes seem to be of different
hues, the upper, lighter, the lower, darker. This is more evident in some of the
pictures.
image located by Jason Saber,
2 January 2021
The significance of elements of the flag is explained on a plaque on the island [click on image for larger version]:
image located by Jason Saber,
2 January 2021
