This is a list of flags used in Barbados.
National flag
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1966–present | Flag of Barbados | Tricolour of two bands of ultramarine separated by a golden middle band. The ultramarine represents the sky and the ocean, the gold represents the sand. A black trident head is centred within the golden band. |
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1966–present | Flag of Barbados (vertical) |
Governmental flags
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2021–present | Standard of the president of Barbados | A flag with dark blue field bearing the coat of arms of Barbados and a golden trident surrounding by wreath of laurels in the center. |
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1966–present | Standard of the prime minister of Barbados | A flag diagonally divided in yellow and blue by black-white rope, and bearing the coat of arms of Barbados on a white disc surrounding by knocked rope. |
Military flags
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Link to file | Barbados Defence Force (BDF) | A green flag with the BDF emblem in the center. | |
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Naval ensign of Barbados | A white ensign with the flag of Barbados in the canton |
Historical flags
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1870–1966 | Flag of the Colony of Barbados | A British Blue Ensign with an emblem of Barbados |
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1958–1962 | Flag of the West Indies Federation | |
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1870–1966 | Flag of the governor of Barbados | A Union Jack with an emblem of Barbados in the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath |
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1870–1966 | Ensign of Barbados | A British Red Ensign with an emblem of Barbados |
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2016 | Barbados 54th Anniversary of Independence banner | |
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1975–2021 | Personal Standard of Queen Elizabeth II in Barbados | A bearded fig tree (with the leaves coloured blue) in the centre and a Pride of Barbados flower in each of the top corners on a yellow field. A blue disc of the letter "E" crowned surrounded by a garland of gold roses defaces the flag. |
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1966–2021 | Standard of the governor-general of Barbados | A lion standing on a crown, on a blue field, with the words "Barbados" |
See also
[edit]- Flag of the British Windward Islands
- Flag of the West Indies Federation
- National symbols of Barbados