The Queen's Personal Jamaican Flag was the personal flag of

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for use in

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispanio ...

. The Queen's Representative, the

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had his own

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.Symbols and ceremonies
The flag consists of a banner of the

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defaced with the Queen's Royal Cypher. The flag is white and bears a red

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. A gold

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is superimposed on each arm of the Cross. A blue disc with the Royal Cypher is placed in the centre of the Cross. The disc is taken from the Queen's Personal Flag.

References

External links

Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Standard in Jamaica
at ''Flags of the World''. Accessed 16 January 2007. {{Royal Standards of Elizabeth II Flags introduced in 1962 Flags of Jamaica

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