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Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

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Flags of the British colony, 1958 to 1983

Historically, there were variousflags ofSaint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. The "triple palm" flag, the last version, was introduced in 1967.^[1]

Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1958 to 1967

Flag of theAdministrator of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1958 to 1967

Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla for a brief period in 1967

Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1967 to 1980, and the flag of Saint Christopher and Nevis from 1980 to 1983

Flag of theGovernor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1967 to 1980

Flag of theGovernor of Saint Christopher and Nevis from 1980 to 1983

The "triple palm" flag consists of three vertical stripes of green (representingSaint Kitts), yellow (representingNevis) and blue (representingAnguilla) while the tree was acoconut palm tree with three roots and threefronds, symbolising the destiny, humility, and pride of the three islands.

Anguilla andSaint Kitts and Nevis each adopted their own flags when St Kitts and Nevis became an independent country in 1983. Anguilla became a separateBritish Crown colony (now aBritish overseas territory).

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^Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla atFlags of the World

United Kingdom	Anguilla Ascension Island Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Tristan da Cunha Turks and Caicos Islands
New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

States, provinces
and other
administrative divisions

Australian states	New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Canadian provinces	British Columbia Manitoba Ontario
US states	Hawaii
US counties	Somerset County, Maryland Westmoreland County

Cities

Chile	Coquimbo
United States	Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mobile, Alabama New Castle, Delaware Taunton, Massachusetts

Miscellaneous

Historical

Dominions andindependent states	Canada(1868–1965) Newfoundland(1907–1931) Rhodesia(1964–1968) South Africa(1910–1928) South Africa(1928–1994) United States(1776–1777)
Australian external territories	New Guinea(1921–1971) Papua(1884–1971)
New Zealandmandate andtrust territory	Western Samoa(1925–1948)
Anglo-French condominium	New Hebrides(1906–1980)
Other flags	Aden(1937–1963) British Cameroon(1922–1961) British Leeward Islands(1871–1958) British Somaliland(1903–1960) British South Africa Company(1892–1965) British Windward Islands(1886–1958) Burma(1939–1948) Cyprus(1881–1960) East India Company(1600–1858) Gilbert and Ellice Islands(1937–1976) Gilbert Islands(1976–1979) Hong Kong(1871–1997) India(1880–1947) Ionian Islands(1815–1864) Malacca(1951–1957) Malta(1875–1964) Mosquito Coast(1824–1860) North Borneo(1882–1963) Palestine(1927–1948) Penang(1949–1957) Rhodesia and Nyasaland(1953–1963) Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla(1958–1967) Sarawak(1947–1963) Singapore(1946–1959) Solomon Islands(1906–1977) Southern Rhodesia(1924–1964) Straits Settlements(1874–1946) Tanganyika(1923–1961) United Colonies(1775–1776) Weihaiwei(1898–1930)