The West Indies Federation existed from 3rd January 1958 – 31st May 1962. Its flag was designed by Edna Manley (1900-1987) who is considered to be the ‘mother of Jamaican art’. Her design was a blue background with four undulating horizontal white stripes to represent the Caribbean Sea, the upper two stripes reflecting the lower […]
🚨🗳️ Voting is now open for the Bothwell Flag Competition. Which will you choose?
Our winter conference is on Saturday 16 November, between 10am-3:30pm.
The event is online, and tickets are FREE!
Read about the confirmed speakers and their topics, and grab your ticket:
We don't know them yet, but the options in the Bothwell Flag Competition have been decided! Voting later this year and unveiling early next year.
Well done if you said South Africa 🇿🇦
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The Flag Institute is an adviser to the UK Parliamentary Flags & Heraldry Committee.
The Flag Institute is an active member of FIAV (Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques).
