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[[File:Wifederation.jpg|center]] | [[File:Wifederation.jpg|550 px|center|Arms of the West Indies Federation]] | ||
'''History'''<br> | '''History'''<br> | ||
The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean federation that existed from January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962. It consisted of several Caribbean colonies of the United Kingdom: | The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean federation that existed from January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962. It consisted of several Caribbean colonies of the United Kingdom: | ||
*[[Antigua and Barbuda]] | * [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | ||
*[[Barbados]] | * [[Barbados]] | ||
*[[Cayman Islands]] | * [[Cayman Islands]] | ||
*[[Dominica]] | * [[Dominica]] | ||
*[[Grenada]] | * [[Grenada]] | ||
*[[Jamaica]] | * [[Jamaica]] | ||
*[[Montserrat]] | * [[Montserrat]] | ||
*[[Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla]] | * [[Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla]] | ||
*[[Saint Lucia]] | * [[Saint Lucia]] | ||
*[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] | * [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] | ||
*[[Trinidad and Tobago]] | * [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | ||
*[[Turks and Caicos Islands]] | * [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] | ||
===Origin/Meaning=== | |||
The coat of arms of the West Indies Federation was used between 1958 and 1962. The background of the shield bore four equally-spaced narrow white stripes with a ten orange-gold discs representing each island grouping, undulating horizontally across a blue field representing the Caribbean Sea and the sun shining upon the waves. | The coat of arms of the West Indies Federation was used between 1958 and 1962. The background of the shield bore four equally-spaced narrow white stripes with a ten orange-gold discs representing each island grouping, undulating horizontally across a blue field representing the Caribbean Sea and the sun shining upon the waves. | ||