Guyana
Adopted1966
Design classTriangle Design
RegionSouth America
Green with red and black arrows edged in gold.
History and symbolism
The golden arrow head of red over black points to the hoist on a green field. It was designed by Whitney Smith, the American scholar who founded the study of flags as a discipline.
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