Exotic Guadeloupe stands out even its symbolism.How are its state symbols and what value do they have?
Flag description
Officially modern cloth looks like a square white.In the center of the flag of Guadeloupe complements the same figure is less divided picture in two.Above is the blue box, and the bottom - green.Drawing - a stylized image of a flying sea bird, executed in dark blue against the background of the rising sun, which made yellow.Under the green part of the square black written "Region Guadeloupe" inscription is in French.Under the text is yellow horizontal stripes.There is also the unofficial flag of Guadeloupe.It has a classic rectangular shape, divided into two halves.Top - dark blue portion, and the bottom - black.In the center is a golden image of the sun behind him - sheaves of green stalks of sugar cane that are the backbone of the local agricultural industry.On a blue field also shows the heraldic lily.This flag Guadeloupe least known in the world, but government agencies and festive dates it is not used.
story of
This territory in the Caribbean began to belong to France in 1674.In the course of the history of Guadeloupe and conquered other countries, but then she comes back to the former colonizers.In 1916 he was assigned the status of the state official, and thirty years later, in 1946, received the title of the island overseas department.At the time, the flag of Guadeloupe was identical to the French.The change of status led to a change in the symbolism.Rank department has identified what looks like the flag of Guadeloupe, as follows: in it, especially in its informal version, can be traced as the features of the colonial state, and unique national.Now the country is ruled by the prefect and General Council enjoys a separate cloth, which looks the same as the coat of arms.
coat of arms and the official and unofficial versions of the logo match the views of cloth that represents.The national flag of Guadeloupe, photos of which can be seen as often as the traditional version refers to the French domination.Coat of arms in the form of a heraldic shield recalls the same.It is divided into two halves, the top of which occupies one third of the height of the image, and the bottom - two.First performed in dark blue, while the second - a bright red.Above are three golden lilies, the heraldic symbol of the French, and the bottom - a sign associated with Guadeloupe.It is a green beam of sugar cane, which stands in front of a yellow sun.
unofficial flag Guadeloupe uses exactly the same symbolism.The state flag is also similar to the adoption of legislative emblem.It is a white square with less color in the center, a stylized figure of a split of a flying bird is black, which is located under the name of the country, underlined by a yellow line.
