Barbados
Adopted1966
Design classUnique Design
RegionNorth America
Blue bands of sea and sky with a broken trident.
History and symbolism
The ultramarine and gold stripes flank a black broken trident head, the staff of Britannia severed to mark the break with colonial rule. Designed by Grantley Prescod for independence in 1966.
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