Flag of Grenada
A red border with three yellow stars at top and three at bottom frames a field cut diagonally into yellow and green triangles. A central red disc holds a seventh star, and a nutmeg sits on the hoist side.
What the flag means
According to the government, red stands for the courage and energy of the people and their wish for freedom, gold for wisdom and the warmth of Grenadians, and green for the fertile land and its agriculture. The seven stars are the parishes. The nutmeg recalls Grenada's name as the Isle of Spice.
History
Grenada became an associated state on 3 March 1967 and used a blue, yellow and green tricolour with a nutmeg. The search for a national flag began after the 1967 election, won by the Grenada United Labour Party on a call for sovereignty. Anthony C. George of Soubise, in the parish of St Andrew, designed the current flag. It was raised at midnight on 7 February 1974, when Grenada became independent, and kept the nutmeg from the 1967 flag.
Earlier flags of Grenada
- 1875–1903British Blue Ensign with the first colonial badge
- 1903–1967British Blue Ensign with the second colonial badge
- 1967–1974Blue, yellow and green horizontal tricolour with a nutmeg sprig on a white oval
Sources
- Wikipedia: Flag of Grenada
- Government of Grenada: National Symbols
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Read how we research flags in our editorial policy, or report a mistake.
