Design. A bipartisan committee of the Jamaica House of Representatives designed the Jamaican Flag which consists of a diagonal cross with four triangles placed side by side. The diagonal cross is gold; the top and bottom triangles are green; and the hoist and fly (side) triangles are black. read more
The Jamaican flag represents the beauty and wealth of the shining sun with the color gold, hope and agricultural resources of the land with the color green, and the creativity and strength of the Jamaican people with the color black. The flag signifies the birth of the nation as it was first flown on the Jamaican Independence Day on Aug. 6, 1962. read more
The gold in the flag of Jamaica stands for the sun, the green stands for the land and the black stands for the people. The flag first flew on August 6, 1962, the day of Jamaican Independence from the United Kingdom. read more
Jamaican Flag Meaning: The Jamaican flag is symbolized by the motto: 'Hardships there are but the land is green and the sun shineth'. The black triangles represent the adversity Jamaica has overcome and for hardships it may have in the future. read more