Flag of West Skerry and Sri Pashana
 National flag of West Skerry and Sri Pashana | |
| Use | National flag and ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | 1684 AN |
| Design | A burgundy field with a gold-fimbriated sea green diagonal band from the upper hoist-side to the lower fly-side. |
The flag of West Skerry and Sri Pashana was adopted in 1684 AN upon the foundation of the nation.
Design
The flag's diagonal band design is taken from the flag of the former Britannic Empire—whose colonial claims and expansive empire were a historical catalyst towards the nation's eventual establishment—which featured a similarly orientated band in its canton as part of a design which overlaid a cross on a saltire.
Its colours were chosen to be a mutual representation of the primary ethnic groups that form the nation and its two states. Burgundy, or maroon, is a colour that has long been associated with wealth and was chosen to signify the nation and its peoples' prosperity in independence. The same symbolism also applies to the bands of gold, with the central band of sea green signifying the nation's place as a group of islands surrounded by multiple important seas. Lastly, the band of sea represents the division of the nation into its two states, with an equal standing between the two indicated by the equal halving of the flag either side of the band.
