BELIZE

The national flag of Belize was adopted on September 21, 1981 upon independence from the United Kingdom. The flag is a continued version of the earlier flag of British Honduras (the name of Belize during the British colonial period). This flag was established in 1950 at the start of the British Honduras independence movement. The national motto- "Sub Umbra Floreo" meaning I Flourish in the Shade is written in the lower part of the coat of arms.