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- Capital
- Kingston
- Continent
- North America
- Flag adopted
- 1962
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Jamaica
Colors and meaning
Black #000000
Historic hardships overcome, and hardships yet to be faced, from the national motto
Gold #FFC726
Natural wealth and the sunshine of Jamaica
Green #007847
Hope and the island's agricultural resources
Symbolism and history
A gold diagonal saltire divides a field into black and green triangles, the only national flag with no red, white or blue, making it visually distinct from nearly every other flag in the world.
No documented visual overlap
Jamaica’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from North America, for browsing:
Further reading: Flag of Jamaica on Wikipedia