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The flag of Barbados was designed by Grantley W. Prescod and was officially adopted to represent Barbados at midnight on 30 November 1966, the day the country gained independence. The flag was chosen as part of a nationwide open contest held by the government.
The black ends as a three-pointed star in the centre of the flag. The width of the white part of the triangle is one-and-a-half inches on both sides of the black. The distance between the peaks of the black and white triangles is four inches. The triangles share a common base the length of which is one-third of the full length of the flag.
Used within the national flag, the left and right shafts of the trident were then designed as 'broken' representing the nation of Barbados breaking away from its historical and constitutional ties as a former colony. The three points of the trident represent in Barbados the three principles of democracy—"government of, for and by the people ...
Flag [2] Coat of arms [3] National dress Plaid dress designed by Heather Doram [4] National flower Dagger log flower [1] National animal European fallow deer [5] National fruit Antigua black pineapple [6] National tree Antigua whitewood [7] National bird Frigatebird [1] National sea creature Hawksbill turtle [8] National stone Antiguan ...
Grenada; Use: National flag: Proportion: 3:5: Adopted: 7 February 1974; 51 years ago (): Design: A rectangle divided diagonally into two yellow triangles at the top and bottom and two green triangles at the hoist and fly, surrounded by a red border charged with six five pointed yellow stars, another five-pointed yellow star on a red disc at the centre, and a nutmeg at the hoist.
Flag of the resident commissioner of the British New Hebrides: A Union Jack defaced with the badge of British New Hebrides. 1910–1955: Flag flown on Government House, Hong Kong and the governor's official car during British rule: A Union Jack defaced with the then Colonial Badge of Hong Kong. 1955–1959
The blue also represents the Caribbean Sea, and the V-shape is the symbol of victory. [2] The seven points on the flag represent each of the six parishes and the island of Barbuda. [3] The state ensign, which is used only by the national coast guard, consists of a white field, a red cross, and the state flag in the canton.
Lists of city flags This page was last edited on 21 October 2024, at 19:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...