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Name
  
Tricolore

Adopted
  
15 February 1794

Adopted
  
4 August 1766

Proportion
  
2:3

Use
  
Unofficial

Flag of Martinique

Use
  
National flag, civil and state ensign

The official flag of Martinique is the national flag of France which is a tricolour flag featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red.

The snake flag of Martinique (French: Drapeau aux serpents) has no official status on the island. It is a historical flag dating from an edict issued 4 August 1766, specifying that vessels of the French Colony of Martinique and Saint Lucia should fly a version of the French ensign, which at the time was a white cross on a blue field, with L-shaped (for Lucia) snakes in each quarter of the cross. The same design is used for the lesser coat of arms.

The snakes are fer-de-lance vipers (Bothrops lanceolatus, French trigonocéphale) native to Martinique.

References

Flag of Martinique Wikipedia