Flag of Grenada 459095 225250618 2008-07-12T18:19:39Z Spencer 1667683 bold {{Infobox flag | Name = Grenada | Image = Flag of Grenada.svg | Use = 111000 | Proportion = 3:5 | Adoption = [[7 February]] [[1974]] | Designer = Anthony C. George | Image2 = Civil Ensign of Grenada.svg | Use2 = 000110 | Proportion2 = 1:2 | Image3 = Naval Ensign of Grenada.svg | Use3 = 000001 | Proportion3 = 1:2 }} The '''[[national flag]] of [[Grenada]]''' was adopted upon independence from the [[United Kingdom]], [[7 February]] [[1974]]. The six stars in the red border stand for [[Parishes of Grenada|the country's six parishes]], with the middle star, encircled by a red disk, standing for the capital, [[Saint George's, Grenada|Saint George's]]. The symbol in the [[Flag terminology|fly]] represents a clove of [[nutmeg]], one of the principal crops of Grenada. (Grenada has been called "the Spice Island".)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.gd/Flag.html|title=FLAG OF GRENADA, CARRIACOU AND PETITE MARTINIQUE|publisher=[[Government of Grenada]]|accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> The colour combination of red, gold, and green, in the flag is [[Pan-African colours|representative of the country's African identity]]. Red stands for courage and vitality, yellow for wisdom and warmth, and green for vegetation and agriculture. The flag was designed by Anthony C. George of Soubise in [[Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada|Saint Andrew Parish]]. ;Ensigns The [[civil ensign]] is the same as the national flag but with a 1:2 rather than 3:5 ratio. The [[naval ensign]] is based on the [[White Ensign|British White Ensign]], with the national flag in the [[Flag terminology|canton]] (and extending into the cross). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{FOTW|id=gd|title=Grenada}} *[http://www.thegrenadarevolutiononline.com/page14.html The Grenada National Flag] {{Flags of North America}} {{nationalflags}} [[Category:National symbols of Grenada]] [[Category:National flags|Grenada]] {{flag-stub}} {{Grenada-stub}} [[be:Сцяг Грэнады]] [[bs:Zastava Grenade]] [[ca:Bandera de Grenada]] [[cs:Grenadská vlajka]] [[de:Flagge Grenadas]] [[el:Σημαία της Γρενάδας]] [[es:Bandera de Granada (país)]] [[fr:Drapeau de la Grenade]] [[hr:Zastava Grenade]] [[bpy:গ্রেনাডার ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Grenada]] [[it:Bandiera di Grenada]] [[he:דגל גרנדה]] [[lt:Grenados vėliava]] [[hu:Grenada zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Grenada]] [[ja:グレナダの国旗]] [[no:Grenadas flagg]] [[pl:Flaga Grenady]] [[pt:Bandeira de Granada]] [[ru:Флаг Гренады]] [[sq:Flamuri i Grenadës]] [[sk:Vlajka Grenady]] [[sr:Застава Гренаде]] [[fi:Grenadan lippu]] [[sv:Grenadas flagga]] [[th:ธงชาติเกรเนดา]] [[zh:格林納達國旗]]