What is Flag of Barbados?
{{Infobox flag |Name = Barbados |Article = |Image = Flag of Barbados.svg |Nickname = The Broken Trident |Use = 111100 |Symbol = |Proportion = 2:3 |Adoption = 1966 |Design = A vertical tricolour [[Triband (flag)|triband]] of [[ultramarine]] and [[gold]], in 2:1 ratio, with a black [[trident]] |Designer = [[Grantley Prescod|Grantley W. Prescod]] |Type = National }} [[File:Naval Ensign of Barbados.svg|right|thumb|Barbados's naval [[White Ensign]]]] The [[national]] '''flag of [[Barbados]]''' was started on 30 November 1966. That was the island's first [[Independence Day]]. It has a [[triband (flag)|triband]] of two bands of [[ultramarine]]. These are said to stand for the ocean. The middle band is golden. This is for the sand on the island. A black [[trident]]-head is centred in the golden band. The broken lower part is a symbolic break from its status as a colony.<ref>[http://foreign.gov.bb/pageselect.cfm?page=27 Flag of Barbados] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102052549/http://www.foreign.gov.bb/pageselect.cfm?page=27 |date=2017-01-02 }}, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Barbados)</ref> The three points of the trident are for the three principles of democracy - 1) government of, 2) for, and 3) by the people. The design for the flag was made by Grantley W. Prescod. There was an open competition put on by the Barbados government. Over a thousand entries were received.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barbados.gov.bb/natflag.htm |title=Government of Barbados National Flag |publisher=Barbados.gov.bb |date=12 November 2003 |accessdate=4 July 2010 |archive-date=28 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428062551/http://www.barbados.gov.bb/natflag.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{North-America-stub}} [[Category:National flags|Barbados]] [[Category:1966 establishments in Barbados]] [[Category:National symbols of Barbados]]