Saint Kitts and Nevis uses a green-and-red flag divided diagonally by a black band edged in yellow. Two white stars appear on the black stripe. The flag was adopted at independence in 1983.
What does the flag look like?
Green fills the upper hoist triangle and red the lower fly triangle. A black diagonal stripe with narrow yellow borders runs between them, carrying two white five-pointed stars.
What do the colors mean?
Official symbolism links green with fertile land, red with the struggle against slavery and colonialism, black with African heritage, and yellow with year-round sunshine. The two white stars represent hope and liberty.
Flag facts
- Adopted: September 19, 1983
- Stars: two
- Colors: green, red, black, yellow and white
- Occasion: independence
