Pearl of the Caribbean, gorgeous islandThe state of Jamaica has long been considered a tourist paradise. The romance of the pirate past, the spirit of freedom and the comfort of a modern tourist infrastructure is Jamaica today. The ex-colony was freed from the influence of Great Britain in 1962, it was then that the draft of the Jamaican flag was developed. The law on aggression was adopted on August 6, 1962, on Independence Day. On this day, the flag of Jamaica flew over the island for the first time. Figure banner was chosen by the people of the state in a referendum.
Symbols of color and ornament
The flag depicts a golden oblique cross,dividing the flag field into two green triangles in the vertical plane, and two black ones in the horizontal one. Each color has its own functional purpose and symbolism.
Black is the people of Jamaica, its mighty power.and endless creativity. Green - hope and fertile soil, as well as prospects for a happy and carefree future, thanks to the achievements of agriculture. The golden cross symbolizes the sun's rays, as well as the country's natural resources, the main of which are rich deposits of bauxite. By the way, there is a version regarding the black color, that it is not only a symbol of the people of the country, but also the difficulties that were transferred, which not only were, but also will be. The green color of the flag of Jamaica is not taken from the European heraldic tradition, but from the emerging practice of the countries of liberated Africa, which in itself is quite symbolic.
National flag options
Jamaica still remains part of the BritishCommonwealth, and the Queen of England is the nominal head of state. Queen (power) on the island is represented by the Governor-General. Before adopting the flag of an independent state, the traditional British red-blue-white British flag was in the upper left corner of the blue cloth, and in the lower right corner was the coat of arms of Jamaica: the image of two natives in loincloths, a crocodile crowning the British crown, and five pineapples . Colonialists cannot be denied an ironic approach to creating state symbols. All the Indians on the island were exterminated by 1558.
Автор герба - Вильям Сандероф.Natives are a man and a woman of the Arawak tribe. The motto on the coat of arms "Out of many, one people" or "Of many - one people." Some fans of Rastamanov translate the motto as “one crocodile in a field is not a warrior”.
Due to the status of Jamaica as a memberThe British Commonwealth still has two banners: the flag of the Governor-General of Jamaica — the golden British lion and the crown on a blue background; and the personal flag of Jamaica for Her Majesty the Queen — the English red cross on a white background, the monogram of the Queen surrounded by a wreath of Tudors and four golden pineapple.
Curious facts
Интересно, что в Германии в 2005 после неудачных The German media took this flag of Jamaica for the Bundestag election as an illustration of a possible coalition between the three German parties. Black meant conservatives (CDU / CSU), yellow - the Liberals (FDP), green - the Green Party. It should be noted that the green and black colors of the Jamaica flag are almost the official colors of rastamans, fans of Bob Marley and reggae music. Very often you can see the flag of Jamaica as a wallpaper on your desktop and on t-shirts - a photo of the famous reggae performer.
