5X8 FT CAYMAN ISLANDS – BLUE W/WHITE DSK

The Cayman Islands, a British possession since the 1670s, were a dependency of Jamaica until July 1959, when they became a separate colony; they later became a British overseas territory. The Union Jack serves as the state flag and, with the badge of the islands in the centre, as the standard of the governor. The badge displays the coat of arms granted on May 14, 1958. Those arms were placed on a white disk on the Blue Ensign, and this was used as the colony’s surrogate national flag and its ensign for government vessels. In 1999 the badge, as used on the ensign, was enlarged and outlined in white instead of appearing on a white disk.