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  1. Saint Kitts and Nevis. A yellow-edged black diagonal band bearing two white five-pointed stars divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is red. A white field with a centered red cross, the national flag stretched out to a ratio of 1:2 is in the canton.

  2. The flag of Saint Christopher–Nevis–Anguilla, consisting of vertical stripes of green-yellow-blue with a central black palm tree having three roots and three fronds, was thereafter no longer appropriate for the federation. At midnight September 18–19, 1983, when the federation received its independence from Britain, the renamed Saint ...

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  4. The current flag of archipelago of St. Kitts and Nevis has been used since 1983 and it is composed of a sheet, which is divided by a black diagonal stripe into a green and a red field. In addition, the black stripe is framed by narrower yellow stripes and it also bears two white five-pointed star. The stars may indicate the two main islands ...

    • Historical Currencies of Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Spanish Dollar
    • Saint Kitts Dollar
    • British West Indies Dollar

    Saint Kitts and Nevis has had other currencies circulation over its history and includes the Eight Royal Coins, the Saint Kitts Dollar, and the British West Indies Dollar.

    The Spanish Dollar was the official currency of the Spanish Empire which circulated all over the world in the 17th and 18th century. Also known as the “Eight Royal Coins”, the currency was adopted in the West Indies (which included Saint Kitts and Nevis) as the legal tender due to its unique milling characteristics as well as its uniformity in stan...

    The Kingdom of Great Britain gained control of the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis with the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 in the aftermath of the War of Spanish Succession where the British won at the expense of the French. The British Empire through Her Majesty, Queen Anne proclaimed the establishment of the gold standard in 1701 in th...

    The British colonial power introduced the British West Indies Dollar as the official currency used in its Caribbean colonies including Saint Kitts and Nevis. The currency was adopted in the islands in 1935 and replaced the Saint Kitts Dollar after the Saint Kitts Dollar was affected by the 1873 global silver crisis which led to the demonetization o...

  5. Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag The flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, adopted on 19 September 1983. The flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis boasts a distinct layout characterized by its diagonal division and the inclusion of two stars within a prominent stripe. While aesthetically pleasing, this design carries a depth of universally recognized symbols that ...

  6. The national flag of St. Kitts and Nevis was adopted on September 19th, 1983. It was designed by Edrice Lewis in a national design competition. Green represents our fertile lands. Red represents our struggle from slavery through colonialism to independence. Yellow represents our year-round sunshine.

  7. This led to the need to create a new flag for the remaining parts of the federation, as the previous flag symbolized the unification of the three islands. The flag was designed by a student after a national competition and adopted in 1983, on Independence Day. The income of St. Kitts and Nevis is largely dependent on agriculture and tourism.

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