List of Jamaican flags
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This is a list of flags used in Jamaica.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1962– | Flag of Jamaica | A gold diagonal cross divides the field into four triangles of green (top and bottom) and black (hoist and fly sides). |
Governor-general
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1962– | Flag of the governor-general of Jamaica | A lion standing on a crown on a blue field, with "Jamaica" underneath. |
Prime minister
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1962– | Standard of the prime minister of Jamaica | A blue flag with the badge of the prime minister in the centre and the letters P and M in the dexter and sinister, and surrounded by a thin white decorative line near the edges of the flag. |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force flag | A four-colored flag with the flag of Jamaica in the canton. | |
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1962– | Jamaica Defence Force flag | A dark blue flag with the Jamaica Defence Force badge in the centre. |
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1962– | Jamaican Naval ensign | A White Ensign with the flag of Jamaica in the canton. |
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1962– | Jamaican Air Wing ensign | A light blue ensign with the flag of Jamaica in the canton. |
Historical
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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13 October 1510 – 23 January 1516 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | The royal banner of arms of the Crown of Castile was first used in 1494, during the discovery of the island by Christopher Columbus, then it was officially used by the colony in 1510. |
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23 January 1516 – 9 April 1655 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | The Cross of Burgundy was used during the Spanish colonisation. |
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10 April 1655 – 30 December 1800 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | The flag of Great Britain. |
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1 January 1801 – 24 August 1875 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | The flag of the United Kingdom. |
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25 August 1875 – 31 May 1906 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica within a white circle. |
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Flag of the governor of Jamaica | A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica. | |
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1 June 1906 – 8 April 1957 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica within a white circle. |
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Civil ensign of Jamaica | A British Red Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica within a white circle. | |
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Flag of the governor of Jamaica | A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica. | |
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8 April 1957 – 13 July 1962 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica within a white circle. |
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Civil ensign of Jamaica | A British Red Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica within a white circle. | |
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Flag of the governor of Jamaica | A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica. | |
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13 July 1962 – 6 August 1962 |
Colonial flag of Jamaica | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica within a white circle. |
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Civil ensign of Jamaica | A British Red Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica within a white circle. | |
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Flag of the governor of Jamaica | A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of colonial Jamaica. | |
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1966–2022 | Personal flag of Queen Elizabeth II | The shield of the coat of arms of Jamaica (a red cross on a white field, a yellow pineapple is in each arm of the cross), with Queen Elizabeth II's personal monogram imposed in the centre. |