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Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Name
  
Tricolore

Adopted
  
15 February 1794

Proportion
  
2:3

Use
  
Unofficial Flag

Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Use
  
National flag, civil and state ensign

The flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is officially the flag of France, as Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing overseas collectivity of France.

History

In 1982 an unofficial local flag was designed, based on the Collectivity's coat of arms. The flag is blue with a yellow ship, said to be the Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint-Pierre on 15 June 1536. Three square fields placed along the hoist recall the origin of most inhabitants of the islands, from top to bottom, Basques, Bretons, and Normans. The flag was likely designed by André Paturel, a local business owner.

References

Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wikipedia


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