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The '''flag of Saint-Baptiste''' ({{wp|French language|Principean}}: ''Drapeau de Saint-Baptiste''; {{wp|Haitian Creole|Baptistois Creole}}: ''Drapo Sen Batis'') | The '''flag of Saint-Baptiste''' ({{wp|French language|Principean}}: ''Drapeau de Saint-Baptiste''; {{wp|Haitian Creole|Baptistois Creole}}: ''Drapo Sen Batis'') is the national flag of [[Saint-Baptiste]], and depicts a white cross on a navy blue field, with a white anchor in the canton. Although only officially adopted in 1949, The depiction of a white cross on a blue field has represented the island since the 17th century, during the period of [[Vervillia|Vervillian]] colonization. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 05:01, 30 April 2024
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| Name | Bleu-et-blanc ("Blue-and-white") Lakwa Blan ("The white cross") |
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| Use | National flag and civil ensign  |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1 July 1947 |
| Design | A blue field with a centered white cross and a white anchor in the canton. |
 Variant flag of Saint-Baptiste | |
| Use | State ensign  |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1 July 1947 |
| Design | A white field with the flag of Saint-Baptiste in the canton. |
The flag of Saint-Baptiste (Principean: Drapeau de Saint-Baptiste; Baptistois Creole: Drapo Sen Batis) is the national flag of Saint-Baptiste, and depicts a white cross on a navy blue field, with a white anchor in the canton. Although only officially adopted in 1949, The depiction of a white cross on a blue field has represented the island since the 17th century, during the period of Vervillian colonization.
Design
History
Banner of Vervillian Saint-Baptiste from the 17th century until 1785
Attested flag of the 1802 Pomme d’Eve rebellion
Flag of the Grand Kingdom of Blayk used from 1785 to 1870
Flag of the Colony of Saint-Jean-Baptiste used from 1870 until 1947
Flag of Saint-Jean-Baptiste flown from 1947 until 1949
Current flag adopted in 1949
State ensign
State ensign used from 1947 to 1949
Current state ensign adopted in 1949
Presidential standard
Standard of the Governor used from 1870 to 1947
Current presidential standard adopted in 1951
