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The flag of
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
The width of the white stripes is of the flag length and the width of the black stripe is . The total width of the three stripes together is, therefore, of the length.Flagspot
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Image:Flag of the President of Trinidad and Tobago.svg, Presidential Standard
Image:Flag of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.svg, Prime Minister's Standard
Image:Royal Standard of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976).svg,
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg,
File:Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago 1889-1958.svg,
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg,
File:Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom
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on 31 August 1962. Designed by Carlisle Chang (1921–2001), the flag of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
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).
It is one of the few national flags incorporating a diagonal line, with other examples including the DR Congo
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, Tanzania
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, Namibia
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, and Brunei
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.
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
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, ''Gules, a bend Sable fimbriated
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Argent''. It was designed by Carlisle Chang.
Construction
The width of the white stripes is of the flag length and the width of the black stripe is . The total width of the three stripes together is, therefore, of the length./ref>
Other flags
Thecivil ensign
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is the national flag in a 1:2 ratio. The naval ensign
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It can also be known as a war ensign. A large ver ...
(used by Coast Guard vessels) is a British white ensign with the national flag in the canton.
British colonial flag
Prior to independence from theUnited Kingdom
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in August 1962, Trinidad and Tobago used a British blue ensign defaced with a badge depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain.
See also
*Flag of the West Indies Federation
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 disc over the middle two lines in the center of the flag, undulating horizontally across a blue field ...
(January 1958 – May 1962)
*Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago
The coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago was designed by a committee formed in 1962 to select the symbols that would be representative of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. The committee included artist Carlisle Chang (1921–2001) and carnival de ...
References
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