Flag of British Virgin Islands
A blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist and a green shield with Saint Ursula in white and eleven lamps on the fly.
- Colours
- blue
- red
- white
- green
- yellow
- Capital
- Road Town
- Region
- North America
- Adopted
- 1960
What the flag of British Virgin Islands means
Columbus named the islands after Saint Ursula and her companions; the lamps stand for them. The motto Vigilate means be watchful.
Where is British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands is in North America. The nearest countries in Battuta are United States Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten and Saint Barthélemy. Find it yourself on the 3D globe in Waypoint: North America.
Often confused with
Flags with similar colours
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Questions and answers
When was the flag of British Virgin Islands adopted?
The current design of the flag of British Virgin Islands was adopted in 1960.
What colours are on the flag of British Virgin Islands?
The main colours of the flag of British Virgin Islands are blue, red, white, green and yellow.
Which flags look like the flag of British Virgin Islands?
The flag of British Virgin Islands is often confused with the flags of Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and Turks and Caicos Islands.