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Sint Eustatius


Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	29 July 2004; 20 years ago (2004-07-29)
Design	Four colours blue, red, white, gold and green, and divided in four five-sided blue polygons, each fimbriated red. In its centre is a diamond-form white field; in the diamond is the silhouette of the island in green. In the centre in the top of the diamond is a five-pointed golden/yellow star.
Designed by	Zuwena Suares

The flag of the Caribbean Netherlands island of Sint Eustatius (Statia) consists of a blue field, red fimbriations, and in the center, a white diamond with a silhouette of the island. The flag was designed by Zuwena Suares and adopted on 29 July 2004 to be put into use on 16 November of that year (Statia Day). Since 2010, it has been the official flag of the special municipality of Sint Eustatius.

Description

The flag is rectangular with the colors blue, red, white, gold and green, and divided in four five-sided blue polygons, each fimbriated red. In its center is a diamond-form white field; in the diamond is the silhouette of the island in green. In the center in the top of the diamond is a five-pointed golden/yellow star.

The colours of the flag each have their own meaning. The gold star represents unity, the four blue polygons represent the ocean that surrounds St. Eustasius, the Green shows the Quill, the red represents the Delonix regia, a flamboyant tree which was used by slaves to celebrate Emancipation Day, the white diamond in the center represents a once diamond water fall which is referred to in the national anthem, "Golden Rock".

Notes

The island's flag law refers to both the color "gold/yellow" (goud/geel) and "a golden star" (een gouden ster).

References

^ "Frequesntly asked Questions: Does Statia have its own flag and coat of arms?". St Eustatius Tourism. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ Eilandsverordening, houdende regelen betreffende de vlag van het eilandgebied St. Eustatius at the Officiële Bekendmakingen Repository. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
John van Kerkhof. "Commissie van Wijzen gaat Sint-Eustatius doorlichten." Knipselkrant Curaçao. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2022. "Vlag Nederland en St. Eustatius." (image) (in Dutch)
Eilandsverordening, houdende regelen betreffende de vlag van het eilandgebied St. Eustatius at Overheid.nl. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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Countries	Aruba Curaçao Netherlands Sint Maarten
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Public bodies	Bonaire Saba Sint Eustatius
Municipalities	Amsterdam Eindhoven Groningen Maastricht Rotterdam Scheveningen The Hague Utrecht Weert
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