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Flag of the governor-general.. The flag of the West Indies Federation was used between 1958 and 1962. It bore four equally spaced narrow white stripes with a large orange-gold circle over the middle two lines in the center of the flag, undulating horizontally across a blue field representing the Caribbean Sea and the sun shining upon the waves.
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.
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919 This is a collection of lists of flags , including the flags of states or territories , groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries.
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 ...
The triangles share a common base the length of which is one-third of the full length of the flag. The blue colour represent fidelity. It reflects the tropical sky and also the emerald surrounding waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The gold represents the prevailing sunshine in the Caribbean and prosperity.
Colonial flag of Jamaica: The Cross of Burgundy was used during the Spanish colonisation 10 April 1655 – 30 December 1800: Colonial flag of Jamaica: The 1606 version of the Union Flag was used until 1 January 1801 1 January 1801 – 24 August 1875: Colonial flag of Jamaica: The British Union Flag, used until 1875 25 August 1875 – 31 May 1906
Flag of the Falkland Islands: 1948 – 1999: Flag of the Falkland Islands: 1875 – 1906: Flag of British Guiana: 1906 – 1919: Flag of British Guiana: 1919 – 1955: Flag of British Guiana: 1955 – 1966: Flag of British Guiana: 1821 – 1822: Flag of the Protectorate of Peru: 1822: Flag of the Peruvian Republic: 1822 – 1825: Flag of the ...
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.