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| Name = Saint Barthélemy

| Name = Saint Barthélemy

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An unofficial ”’flag of Saint Barthélemy”’ consisting of the [[coat of arms of Saint-Barthélemy|coat of arms]] of [[Saint Barthélemy]] centered on a white field is used on the island.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stbartsvilla.com/trips/mark-densie/80.jpg |title=Archived copy |website=stbartsvilla.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128225418/http://stbartsvilla.com/trips/mark-densie/80.jpg |archive-date=28 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/bl.html | title=Saint-Barthélemy (Overseas Collectivity, France) }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Barthélemy |url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Saint_Bart.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=worldstatesman.org}}</ref> Officially, only the [[flag of France]], of which Saint Barthélemy is a self-governing [[overseas collectivity]], is flown in the territory.

An unofficial ”’flag of Saint Barthélemy”’ consisting of the [[coat of arms of Saint-Barthélemy|coat of arms]] of [[Saint Barthélemy]] centered on a white field is used on the island.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stbartsvilla.com/trips/mark-densie/80.jpg |title=Archived copy |website=stbartsvilla.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128225418/http://stbartsvilla.com/trips/mark-densie/80.jpg |archive-date=28 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/bl.html | title=Saint-Barthélemy (Overseas Collectivity, France) }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Barthélemy |url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Saint_Bart.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=worldstatesman.org}}</ref> Officially, only the [[flag of France]], of which Saint Barthélemy is a self-governing [[overseas collectivity]], is flown in the territory.


Latest revision as of 09:07, 14 October 2025

An unofficial flag of Saint Barthélemy consisting of the coat of arms of Saint Barthélemy centered on a white field is used on the island.[1][2][3] Officially, only the flag of France, of which Saint Barthélemy is a self-governing overseas collectivity, is flown in the territory.

Coat of arms of Saint Barthélemy.
Coat of arms of Saint Barthélemy on a vehicle registration plate.

The coat of arms of Saint-Barthélemy is a shield divided into three horizontal stripes (parted per fess), three gold fleurs-de-lis on blue, above a white Maltese cross on red, over three gold crowns on blue, and “Ouanalao” is what the indigenous people called the island. On top of the shield is a mural crown.

The fleurs-de-lis, Maltese Cross, and gold crowns are heraldic reminders of the island’s history as a colony ruled by first the Kingdom of France, then the Knights Hospitaller and in turn the Kingdom of Sweden. Eventually, the island returned to French rule.

On a white background, the arms serves as an unofficial flag for Saint Barthélemy.

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