Flag of Martinique

Overseas territory of France in the Caribbean

Page last modified 04/15/2024

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Rouge-vert-noir

• Adopted on February 2, 2023
• Designed by several people in 1968
• The officially recognized proportion is 2:3

This flag has been used as a symbol for Martinique since as early as the 1950s(?), however it was only officially adopted in 2023, making it the first official flag of the territory.

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Ipséité

• Adopted in June 2019
• Abolished on November 15, 2021
• Used as an other/miscellaneous flag
• Designed by Johnny Vigne on ???

The Ipséité was designed to represent Martinique in sports and cultural events. It was anulled by the local administrative tribunal of Martinique in 2021, but it is still used as a cultural symbol.

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Flag of the Martinician Independence Movement

• Adopted sometime before ~2006
• Used as an other/miscellaneous flag

Little to nothing is known about this flag other than it is used for the Martinician Independence Movement. It must have been adopted or designed sometime before October of 2006 (since that is when the earliest version of this flag was uploaded to Wikipedia).

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The Snake Flag

• Adopted & designed on August 4, 1766
• Used as a maritime ensign, and later a civil flag

This was the most commonly used flag to represent Martinique in politics until 2023.