Flag of Saba
Use | National flag |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 6 December 1985; 38 years ago (1985-12-06) |
Design | Two equal red triangles at the top and two equal blue triangles at the bottom, with a white diamond with yellow star in the middle. |
Designed by | Edmond Daniel Johnson |
The flag of Saba (Dutch: vlag van Saba) was adopted on 6 December 1985 (national day of the island). 130 different designs were presented to the commission. The chosen flag was designed by an 18-year-old Saban named Edmond Daniel Johnson.[1]
Saba accepted Dutch sovereignty after 1816 and used the Dutch flag. However, since some islanders considered Saba a "republic", they added a special symbol – a green cabbage — to emphasize their independence, and this symbol was used probably until about the 1920s.[1]
The flag has two equal red triangles at the top and two equal blue triangles at the bottom, with a white diamond with yellow star in the middle. This colour was chosen to symbolise the island's wealth and hope for a good future. The star represents the island; the colours red, white and blue symbolise the link with the Netherlands. Red also symbolises courage, unity and strength; white peace and blue the sea.
Notes
- ^ a b Jaume Olle. "Dutch Antilles". Electronical Bulletin of Vexillology from Catalonia. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.
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- St. Johns
- The Bottom
- Windwardside
- Zion's Hill
- Cove Bay
- Flat Point
- Green Island
- Holy Rosary Church
- Ladder Bay
- Mount Scenery
- Saba Bank
- Saba National Marine Park
- Sacred Heart Church
- St. Paul's Conversion Church
- Tide Pools
- Well's Bay
- Fort Bay
- Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
- The Road
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