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This flag was adopted in 1967 when the island became a
British associated state. It was replaced by
the present flag when Grenada became independent in 1974.
This drawing is based on the illustrations in
[ped70] and
in [eva70],
which differ slightly in the details of the central badge.
Vincent Morley, 23 Apr 1997
The emblem is the nutmeg which grows throughout Grenada (otherwise
known as the Spice Island) and grows downwards inside of a yellow pod.
The red in the emblem signifies the mace that grows on the outside of
the nut and is also used as a spice.
Leslie Wilson, 19 Apr 2001
Why the flags of both Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, both of 1967, are so similar?
The College of Arms seem to have been trying to
create a family of flags for islands of the former
West Indian Federation.
David Prothero, 04 Aug 1999
The latin inscription beneath the ship — «clarior e tenebris»
translates as «light out of darkness», and the ship, it has been
suggested is to represent that of Columbus.
Dates for the Blue Ensign in [zna99]
are given as 1903-1967.
Martin Grieve, 04 Jun 2003
It appeared on the Blue Ensign from 1903 to 1974. It may possibly
have been used on the Union Jack after the
Windward Islands administration was dissolved
in 1960, or after the Associated States were established in 1967, until
independence in 1974.
David Prothero, 29 Jul 2002