The flag of Bonaire was introduced on the 15th of December in 1981. It is diagonally divided. The lower part is blue, the upper part is diagonally divided again between white and yellow. In the in this way arising broad white diagonal mean stripe is placed the schematic representation of a compass with a six-pointed red star in it. To declare meaning and origin of the Flag there are some ways: • The red star stands for the inhabitants of the island and the six points symbolize the six administrative districts of the island. • Blue stands for the real world and yellow for the spiritual world. The compass exemplifys that the inhabitants of Bonaire are able to orientate very well among both worlds. • Red stands for blood, power and will to fight, yellow for sun and the flora of the island, white stands for peace and freedom and blue symbolizes the ocean.
The coat of arms shows a blue shield on it a golden steering wheel and a white heart shield, on the heart shield appears the symbol of the flag, the stylized compass with the red star in the middle. Above the shield is placed a golden crown. The red star stands for the islanders and the six corners symbolize the six counties of the island.
10th of October 2010 · Netherlands Antilles become dissolved administratively. Bonaire becomes a special municipality of the Netherlands, but belongs not to any province
The word "Bonaire" goes back to the name "Bonay", which gave the former natives from the tribe of the Arawak of their island. It means "flat land" or "deep down country".
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According to other sources name "Bonaire" has its roots in the French word "bon aire", which means "good air".
Source: Handbuch der geographischen Namen
