National flag (used as state and military flag). Flag ratio: 3:5
The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted upon independence from Great Britain on 31 August 1962.
[edit] Description
A Flag is red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side. In blazon, Gules, a bend Sable fimbriated Argent.
[edit] Construction
The width of the white stripes is 1/30 of the flag length and the width of the black stripe is 2/15. The total width of the three stripes together is therefore 1/5 of the length.[1]
[edit] Other flags
Civil and state ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2
 Naval ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2
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Prime Minister's Standard
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The civil ensign is the national flag in a 1:2 ratio. The naval ensign (used by coast guard vessels) is a British white ensign with the national flag in the canton.
The flag was chosen by the Independence committee in 1962. Red, black and white symbolize fire (the sun, representing courage), earth (representing dedication) and water (representing purity and equality).[2]
[edit] Colonial flag
Prior to independence in 1962 Trinidad and Tobago used a British blue ensign defaced with a circular badge depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain.
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National flag (used as state and military flag). Flag ratio: 3:5
Civil and state ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2
Naval ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2
