The national motto, Sub Umbra Floreo, meaning "Under the Shade I Flourish", is written in the lower part of the coat of arms.

The flag is royal blue, with a white disc at the centre containing the national coat of arms held by a mestizo and a man of African descent.

The winning submission consisted of the unofficial national flag used by the People's United Party with a red border added to all four sides.

[2] The winning design, which was also known as the "Flag of Unity" was made by two government officials: Everal Waight, Public Secretary, and Inez Sanchez, Chief Education Officer.

[3] A tattered, but mostly intact Belize flag was found by police officers in the ruins of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

Belize lost a single citizen in the attacks - Alva Jeffries Sanchez, who was working on the 96th floor of the North Tower when it was impacted by Flight 11.