The flag of Grenada consists of a rectangle on a red background with three yellow stars above and three below. The rectangle itself is divided into two yellow triangles at the top and bottom and two green triangles on the left and right with a yellow star in a red disk in the center of the rectangle and a nutmeg in a green triangle next to the pole. The national flag of Grenada symbolizes the confidence, hope and aspirations of a courageous people who rise to the challenge of nationhood.
Grenada passed from French to British rule until 1783, when it became a permanent British colony. The first flag of Grenada was the standard flag used by Great Britain for its controlled territories - the flag of the United Kingdom, i.e. the Union Jack, in canton on a blue background with the coat of arms of the dependent territory.
In the case of Grenada, it is an image of black workers with bulls in a sugar cane factory with the inscription below "HaeTibi Erunt Artes" from Virgil's Aeneid, meaning "This shall be your art." This version of the flag was used until 1903, after which the icon was replaced by an image of a ship with full sails. The Latin inscription below the ship reads "Clarion e Tenebris", which means "Light out of Darkness". It is speculated that the change is due to a reference to slavery.
In 1967, Grenada became an associate state of the United Kingdom, and a new flag was adopted, consisting of three stripes of blue, yellow and green in the appropriate sequence and a nutmeg in the center of the flag. These colors symbolized the sea, the sun and vegetation, and nutmeg is Grenada's most important export commodity. When Grenada finally gained full independence on February 7, 1974, a completely new flag was adopted. It features two triangles of yellow and two of green, a thick red border and six golden five-pointed stars around it, and a larger star with a red disk in the center and a nutmeg on the left side.
