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image by Fred Drews, 12 August 2014
Town of San Pedro, Belize, celebrates its 25th anniversary of incorporation
with
adopting a new flag on 27.11.2009.
Photo of the flag only.
Valentin Poposki, 11 August 2010
A nice flag photo. The new town flag is a Burundi-like
white saltire on red and green background divided diagonally, red on top and
bottom, green on hoist and flay; over all a circular seal of approximate
diameter of half the flag's height showing local beach landscape, sea fauna, and
a green solid outline of the Ambergris Caye (island), all inside a white ring
with golden rope (?) edging reading "San Pedro town" above "Ambergris Caye" set
green uncial lettering.
The saltire has eight edges (made from two four-edged bends), with the top and
bottom triangles taking the whole of the top and bottom edges of the flag, like
the Belize Defence Force flag (as shown in
photo not in stamp).
It is unfortunate that the curious name of the island where San Pedro town is
the major settlement didn't offer inspiration for the colors of the flag: Amber
and grey, with some suitable neutral contrast color (maybe black?) would make an
original flag. (Later:) Hmmm, interesting idea: Is it a coincidence that the
island is named Ambergris and its main settlement namesake saint attributes are
two keys, gold and silver? I mean, amber=gold, grey=silver...
While searching for a flag image of the logo, I found this:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J_uOpwkwRss/RwkpU6QUPkI/AAAAAAAAAN0/iN2wPSV94IA/s400/Flag+Hanging.JPG
http://exploringbelizecontinues.blogspot.com/2007/10/flags-and-flags-you-work-it-out.html.
Showing a triangular pennant hanging vertically, with the national flag pattern
streched to have a red stipe along the top (hoist), seal in place for correct
reading and relatively long red triangle tip.
Also: <
http://sanpedrodaily.com/child1.JPG >
Flag day in Belize and local child wears it as
skirt. Desacration? Nah, desacration is when dirty politians show fake respect
to the national flag(s) - whatever star-eyed innocent children do with a flag it
is what a national flag should be about.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 August 2010
image by Fred Drews, 12 August 2014
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image by Fred Drews, 12 August 2014
