Saint Vincent and the Grenadines uses a vertical blue-yellow-green flag with three green diamonds arranged in a V on the wide yellow centre band.

What does the flag look like?

The blue and green side bands are narrower than the central yellow band. Three green diamonds sit low in the yellow field, forming a V shape.

Why three diamonds?

The three diamonds refer to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as the “gems of the Antilles.” Their V-shaped arrangement also visually recalls the first letter of Vincent.

What do the colors mean?

Blue represents the tropical sky and surrounding sea, gold the warmth and spirit of the islands, and green the vegetation and enduring vitality of the land.

Flag facts

• Current design: 1985
• Diamonds: three
• Colors: blue, yellow and green
• Nickname concept: gems of the Antilles