Flag of Sint Maarten

Territory or dependency

Flag of Sint Maarten uses red and blue horizontal bands with a white hoist triangle and coat of arms. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption June 13, 1985.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Sint Maarten
Entity Type	Territory or dependency
Identifier	SX / SXM
Region	Caribbean

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	June 13, 1985
First Documented Use	1985
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White, Blue, Yellow
Construction	Red and blue horizontal bands with a white hoist triangle and coat of arms

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#C8102E	200, 16, 46	0, 92, 77, 22
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Blue	#002395	0, 35, 149	100, 77, 0, 42
Yellow	#FFFF00	255, 255, 0	0, 0, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the lower band.
White	the triangle.
Blue	the upper band.
Yellow	the arms.
Coat of arms	The courthouse of Philipsburg, a border monument marking the division of the island with French Saint-Martin, and a sage bush.
Brown pelican	The national bird, shown rising above the shield.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Sint Maarten

Red and blue horizontal bands with a white hoist triangle and coat of arms The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bicolour with a hoist triangle designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Sint Maarten is Red (#C8102E), White (#FFFFFF), Blue (#002395) and Yellow (#FFFF00). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Coat of arms: The courthouse of Philipsburg, a border monument marking the division of the island with French Saint-Martin, and a sage bush; Brown pelican: The national bird, shown rising above the shield.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1985. The adoption field for the present record is June 13, 1985.

Entity status

Sint Maarten is classified here as territory or dependency. That label describes the entity represented by the flag and prevents a territory, state or constituent area from being presented as a sovereign country.

Additional flag context

The coat of arms shows the Philipsburg courthouse, a border monument marking the division of the island with French Saint-Martin, and a sage bush, beneath a brown pelican.

Sint Maarten became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010, but has flown this flag since 1985.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red and blue horizontal bands with a white hoist triangle and coat of arms, a 2:3 proportion and the visible coat of arms. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Sint Maarten — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal bicolour with a hoist triangle flags

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Facts about the Flag of Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten is recorded as red and blue horizontal bands with a white hoist triangle and coat of arms.
The reference proportion for the flag of Sint Maarten is 2:3.
The stored palette for Sint Maarten contains Red, White, Blue and Yellow.
The adoption field for this territory or dependency flag record is June 13, 1985.
The design record traces first use to 1985.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bicolour with a hoist triangle design family in this library.
Coat of arms: The courthouse of Philipsburg, a border monument marking the division of the island with French Saint-Martin, and a sage bush.
Brown pelican: The national bird, shown rising above the shield.
The coat of arms shows the Philipsburg courthouse, a border monument marking the division of the island with French Saint-Martin, and a sage bush, beneath a brown pelican.
Sint Maarten became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010, but has flown this flag since 1985.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Sint Maarten

What does the flag of Sint Maarten look like?

Red and blue horizontal bands with a white hoist triangle and coat of arms, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Sint Maarten?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Sint Maarten?

The reference palette lists Red #C8102E, White #FFFFFF, Blue #002395 and Yellow #FFFF00.

What do the symbols on the flag of Sint Maarten represent?

Coat of arms — The courthouse of Philipsburg, a border monument marking the division of the island with French Saint-Martin, and a sage bush. Brown pelican — The national bird, shown rising above the shield.

When was the present flag record for Sint Maarten adopted?

The adoption field in this record is June 13, 1985.

Which design family does the flag of Sint Maarten belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal bicolour with a hoist triangle designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Sint Maarten?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.