Friday, September 4, 2020

Flags of the World | Saint Pierre & Miquelon



Postcard
The flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is officially the flag of France, as Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing overseas collectivity of France. As you can see the flag on this card doenst resemble the flag of France. 

In 1982 an unofficial local flag was designed, based on the Collectivity's coat of arms. The flag is blue with a yellow ship, said to be Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint Pierre on 15 June 1536.

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