Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
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Flag of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago The Sun-Sea-Sand Banner | |
Use | National flag |
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Proportion | 3:5 |
Adopted | 31 August 1962 |
Design | A red field with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist-side to the lower fly-side. |
Civil ensign of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Use | Civil and state ensign |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Design | A red field with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist-side to the lower fly-side. |
Naval ensign of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Use | Naval ensign |
Proportion | 1:2 |
The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962. Designed by Carlisle Chang (1921–2001),[1][2][3] the flag was chosen by the independence committee of 1962. Red, black and white symbolise fire (the sun, representing courage), earth (representing dedication) and water (representing purity and equality).[4]
Design
The Flag of Trinidad and Tobago is a red field 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.
Construction
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Trinidadflag.jpg/170px-Trinidadflag.jpg)
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.[5]
Other flags
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.
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Presidential Standard
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Prime Minister's Standard
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Royal Standard of Trinidad and Tobago (1966–1976)
British colonial flag
Prior to independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962, Trinidad and Tobago used a British blue ensign defaced with a circular badge depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain.
Similar flags
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Flag of Sealand
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Flag of Barotseland
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Diver down flag
See also
- Flag of the West Indies Federation (January 1958 – May 1962)
References
- ^ "Carlisle Chang", Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ^ "National flag of Trinidad and Tobago - Carlisle Chang", YouTube.
- ^ Carlisle Chang biography, NALIS.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago government website
- ^ Flagspot