French tricolor.
Unofficial flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
The official flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is the flag of France.
There is a unofficial local flag (created in 1982), which is blue with a yellow ship, said to be the Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint-Pierre on 15 June 1536. Three square fields placed along the hoist recall the origin of most inhabitants of the islands, from top to bottom, Basques, Bretons, and Normans.[1]
The top left flag is the Basque flag, as mentioned above, and is known as the "Ikurriña".
This unofficial flag was likely designed by André Paturel, a local business owner who adapted the coat of arms designed by one Léon Joner.
[edit] References
- ^ Znamierowski, Alfred. The World Encyclopedia of Flags. p. 192. ISBN 0-7548-0167-5.
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French tricolor.
