Flag of Saint-Baptiste

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Saint-Baptiste
Saint-BaptisteFlag.png
NameBleu-et-blanc ("Blue-and-white")
Lakwa Blan ("The white cross")
UseNational flag and civil ensign
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 July 1947
DesignA blue field with a centered white cross and a white anchor in the canton.
Saint-BaptisteNavalFlag.png
Variant flag of Saint-Baptiste
UseState ensign
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 July 1947
DesignA 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.

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Presidential standard