Suriname

3×5' nylon national flag of Suriname.

Suriname's flag was designed for a nation of many peoples. Its single golden star stands for the unity of all of them, and for a golden future.

Design

Five horizontal bands of green, white, red, white and green, the red band twice the height of each green band and the white bands narrow. A yellow five-pointed star is centered in the red.

History & Symbolism

The flag was adopted at independence from the Netherlands on 25 November 1975, after a public competition. Green stands for fertility and hope, white for justice and freedom, and red for progress and love. The star stands for national unity and the sacrifices made for a golden future.

Flag Specifications

• Adopted: 25 November 1975
• Official proportions: 2:3
• Colors: green, white, red, yellow
• Emblem: yellow five-pointed star

Vexillographer's Note

Suriname's flag replaced an earlier one of five colored stars joined by an ellipse, each star for one of the country's main ethnic groups. The new design replaced many stars with one.

Humphrys Flag Company · Old City Philadelphia · Est. 1864