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The Following is a list of Flags used in Saint Lucia in the Caribbean.

National Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2002–Present	Flag of Saint Lucia	A light blue field with a small golden isosceles triangle in front of a large white-edged black isosceles triangle in the centre.

Governor Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1979–Present	Flag of The Governor of Saint Lucia	a blue field with a crowned lion on the british crown in the center with the name of the country above.

Capital City Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1967–Present	Flag of Castries	a red field with the national flag on the canton and the emblem of the city.

Historical Flags

Date	Use	Description
1605–1643 1664–1674	Flag of The Kingdom of England	Flown during The English arrival and colonization of Saint Lucia.
1643–1664 1674–1792	Flag of The Kingdom of France	The Flag of The Kingdom of France was flown during the french colonization in Saint Lucia.
1766–1796	Flag of the French Colony of Saint Lucia	The drapeau aux serpents was adopted by French colonial officials in 1766 for use as a civil ensign in both St Lucia and Martinique. The flag features a white cross on a blue field with four L-shaped (for Lucia) white fer-de-lance vipers in each quarter.
1796–1801	Flag of the United Kingdom	Following the British annexation of the island the Kings Colours became the official flag of the colony.
1801–1802 1803–1875	Flag of the United Kingdom	In 1801 the Union Jack was adapted to include the St. Patrick's saltire. This would be the official flag of the island until its adoption of a unique colonial ensign.
1802–1803	Flag of The French First Republic	The French Tricolor was flown during The Brief French Occupation of Saint Lucia.
1875–1939	Flag of the British Colony of Saint Lucia	The Latin motto in the seal reads: STATIO HAUD MALEFIDA CARINIS (roughly, "Hardly a faithless guard for ships").
1875–1939	Flag of the governor of Saint Lucia	The Union Jack defaced in the centre with the 1875 arms of Saint Lucia surrounded by a laurel wreath.
1886–1903	Flag of the British Windward Islands	A blue field with The Union Jack in The Canton and defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands.
1886–1903	Flag of the Governor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands	The Union Jack defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands.
1903–1953	Flag of the British Windward Islands	A blue field with The Union Jack in The Canton and defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands.
1903–1953	Flag of the Governor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands	The Union Jack defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands.
1939–1967	Flag of the British Colony of Saint Lucia	A British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the colony. This consisted of a black shield featuring two sticks of bamboo forming a cross, with two Tudor roses symbolising England and two fleurs-de-lis symbolising France occupying the four quadrants.
1939–1979	Flag of the governor of Saint Lucia	The Union Jack defaced in the centre with a white disc containing the 1939 arms of Saint Lucia and surrounded by a laurel wreath.
1953–1958	Flag of the British Windward Islands	A blue field with The Union Jack in The Canton and defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands.
1953–1958	Flag of the Governor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands	The Union Jack defaced with the emblem of The Windward Islands.
1958–1962	Flag of the West Indies Federation	A blue field with four white horizontal wavy bars (the top pair of bars being parallel and the lower pair also parallel) and an orange sun in the centre.
1967–1979	Flag of Saint Lucia	A cerulean blue field charged with a yellow triangle in front of a white-edged black arrowhead.
1979–2002	Flag of Saint Lucia	A cerulean blue field charged with a yellow triangle in front of a white-edged black arrowhead. The yellow triangle was enlarged and the arrowhead made narrower.

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