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Antigua and Barbuda flag on a pleasure craft. The national flag of Antigua and Barbuda was adopted on 27 February 1967 to mark the achievement of self-government. A competition to design the flag was held in which more than 600 local people entered. The winning design was put forth by nationally well-known artist and sculptor Sir Reginald ...
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 ...
Antigua and Barbuda: 2∶3 November 1, 1981: Reginald Samuel: Red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band. [55] [56] [57] [58]
Flags of the World – Antigua and Barbuda – Governor-General (1981-) This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand (1953–2008).svg (by Zscout370 ).
The coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda was designed in 1966 by Gordon Christopher. It was officially introduced on 16 February 1967. The symbolism of the arms is more complex than that found on the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, but many elements are similar. At the top of the coat of arms is a pineapple, a fruit for which the islands are famous.
Antigua and Barbuda [c] is a sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and numerous other small islands. Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km 2 (170 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean .
The flag flown by the city of Indianapolis today is slightly different than Gohl's original submission, which was asymmetrical — the top white stripe was left of center.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua and Barbuda – twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands (including Great Bird, Green, Guinea, Long, Maiden and ...