Flag of Martinique

Martinique

Flag of the Martinique
Use National flag and ensign
Adopted 15 February 1794

Martinique, an overseas territorial collectivity of France located in the Caribbean, has no flag with official status other than the French national flag.[1]

Snake flag

This flag features a white cross like St George’s cross on a blue background filled in with a white snake in each quarters.

It is used sometimes the french military on their buildings and/or uniforms. Gendarmes bear the Coat of Arms version of the flag. This flag dates 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.

Other flags

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Constitution du 4 octobre 1958" [Constitution of 4 October 1958]. www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Image here


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