The Jamaican flag was adopted on Jamaica’s Independence Day, August 6th, 1962. Jamaica was the territory of The United Kingdom from 1655-1962. The road to the Jamaican Flag was short but memorable. The Jamaican national flag is one of the only flags worldwide that does not contain red, white, or blue. Here is a pictorial of the flags that flew in Jamaica leading to the final national flag.

Did you know that the Jamaican flag is the ONLY flag of the 196 or so world flags that DOES NOT have red, blue or white in it?