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The "triple palm" flag consists of three vertical stripes of green (representing Saint Kitts), yellow (representing Nevis) and blue (representing Anguilla) while the tree was a coconut palm tree with three roots and three fronds, symbolising the destiny, humility, and pride of the three islands.
Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla: A vertical tricolour of green, yellow and blue charged with a palm tree at the centre. 1967: Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla: A vertical tricolour of green, yellow and blue. 1958–1967: Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla: A blue ensign with the emblem of the territory in the fly. 1958–1962
The islands of Saint Christopher and Nevis had been British colonies since the 17th century, though were always administered separately. A union of Saint Christopher and Nevis had been proposed as early as 1867, when Captain James George Mackenzie was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Christopher with a mandate to seek an amalgamation of the administrations of the two islands.
Saint Kitts and Nevis; Use: National flag, civil and state ensign: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: 19 September 1983; 41 years ago (): Design: A yellow-edged black diagonal band bearing two white five-pointed stars divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is red.
Clouds covering Nevis Peak. The Kalinago, the pre-European inhabitants of Saint Kitts, called the island Liamuiga, roughly translating as 'fertile land'. [10]It is thought that Christopher Columbus, the first European to see the islands in 1493, named the larger island San Cristóbal, after Saint Christopher, his patron saint and that of travellers.
English: Flag of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla used 1958 to 1967. Date: 24 September 2019: Source: referenced from File:Flag of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, 1958 ...
English: Flag of St Christopher Nevis Anguilla based on a scan from BR20 Flags of All Nations which shows much lighter/paler colours and partial photos which shows that the tree had details on the trunk and branches.
Flags of the World – Associate State of Staint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla – Governor flag This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand (1952–2008).svg (by Zscout370 ).