Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
A black diagonal band edged in yellow runs from the lower hoist to the upper fly and carries two white five-pointed stars. The triangle above it is green and the one below is red.
What the flag means
The government's national symbols page links green to the productive land, yellow to year-round sunshine, black to African heritage and red to the struggle from slavery through colonialism to independence. It calls the two white stars symbols of hope and liberty.
History
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla used a green, yellow and blue tricolour with a palm tree from 1967. Anguilla's break-away, decided in 1969 and made formal in 1980, left a three-island symbol out of date. A national competition in the early 1980s drew 258 entries, and the winning design was by Edrice Lewis, a student. The flag was first raised one minute after midnight on 19 September 1983, the day of independence.
The layout of the flag is very close to that of the Republic of the Congo.
Earlier flags of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 1967–1983Green, yellow and blue vertical tricolour with a palm tree in the centre
Sources
- Wikipedia: Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Government of St. Kitts and Nevis: National Symbols
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Read how we research flags in our editorial policy, or report a mistake.
