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Jamaica Flag
Jamaica's national flag is built around a bold gold diagonal cross that divides the field into four triangles. Green fills the top and bottom triangles,...
Where is Jamaica?
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About Jamaica and its flag
Jamaica's national flag is built around a bold gold diagonal cross that divides the field into four triangles. Green fills the top and bottom triangles, while black fills those at the hoist and fly. Its diagonal composition and three saturated colours make it unlike the usual horizontal or vertical tricolours.
Flag design and meaning
A gold diagonal cross extends to all four corners of the flag. The upper and lower triangles are green, while the left and right triangles are black. There is no coat of arms, star, or central badge: the gold saltire and alternating green-black triangular sections form the entire design.
- Black, gold, and green fields: Official Jamaican information associates black with the people's strength and creativity, gold with natural wealth and sunlight, and green with hope and agricultural resources.
History and adoption
Jamaica first hoisted its national flag on Independence Day, 6 August 1962. The Jamaica Information Service records the flag's diagonal gold cross and its green and black triangular fields as the national design. Its first documented hoisting therefore belongs to the country's independence-era public ceremony.
How to recognise this flag
- Look for a gold diagonal cross reaching all four corners, not a vertical or horizontal cross.
- Jamaica has green triangles at the top and bottom and black triangles at the hoist and fly.
Jamaica flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the Jamaica flag is currently grouped as medium difficulty for quiz progression.
Its region is listed as North America, which helps place the country among nearby geography questions in the game.
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