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{{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==
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==External links==
*{{FOTW|id=gd|title=Grenada}}
*[http://www.thegrenadarevolutiononline.com/page14.html The Grenada National Flag]
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