Flag of Barbados 417871 220631908 2008-06-20T20:13:13Z Dancingwombatsrule 4884096 /* See also */ bypass redirect {{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 2:3 ratio, with a black [[trident]] |Designer = [[Grantley Prescod|Grantley W. Prescod]] |Type = National }} The '''national flag of [[Barbados]]''' was officially adopted on [[November 30]], [[1966]], the island's first Independence Day. It consists of a [[triband (flag)|triband]] of two bands of [[ultramarine]] separated by a golden middle band. A black [[trident]] head is centred within the golden band. ==Design== The flag is composed of three vertical panels - the outer panels of ultramarine and the centre panel of gold. A broken trident in black is placed at the centre of the flag. The [[British standard colour code]] numbers for the colours of the flag are as follows - [[Ultramarine]] -- BCC148, [[Gold]] --BS0/002. The ultramarine bands symbolise the ocean and the sky, and the golden band symbolises the [[sand]] of Barbados. The symbol in the centre panel is the [[Trident]] of the mythical sea god [[Neptune]]. This symbol appears in the Seal of the colony which was replaced by the Barbados Coat of Arms. The trident head - also known as the 'broken trident' - symbolizes Barbados' independence from the [[United Kingdom]] (the colonial [[coat of arms]] contained a complete trident). Each point represents a point of [[democracy]]. The flag is designed in the proportion 3:2. ==Designer== The National Flag was designed by Mr. Grantley W. Prescod. His design was chosen from 1,029 entries in an open competition organised by the Government of Barbados. Mr. Prescod was awarded a Gold Medal, an inscribed scroll from the government and $500 which was donated by the Advocate Company Limited. The judges of the competition were Mr. Bruce St. John, Chairman, Major Leonard Banfield, Mr. Maurice Cave, Mr. Neville Connell, Mrs. Enid Lynch and Mrs. B. Ward. Mr. Prescod attended St. Barnabas Boys School. He taught before undertaking a one year course at the [[West of England College of Art]] for Specialist Teachers of Art in 1962-63. He also attained a certificate in Education from Bristol University. Between 19670-72 he studied for a Master of Education degree, majoring in Art Education at [[Temple University]], Philadelphia, U.S.A. Mr. Prescod taught at the Parkinson Secondary School. He served as an Education Officer from September 1977 until his retirement in February 1987. Mr. Prescod died on November 12, 2003 at the age of 77. ==See also== * [[List of Barbadian flags]] ==External links== *{{FOTW|id=bb|title=Barbados}} *{{FOTW|id=bb_col|title=Barbados - Colonial Flag}} {{flag-stub}} {{Flags of North America}} {{nationalflags}} [[Category:Flags of Barbados| ]] [[Category:National flags|Barbados]] [[Category:National symbols of Barbados]] [[bs:Zastava Barbadosa]] [[ca:Bandera de Barbados]] [[cs:Barbadoská vlajka]] [[de:Flagge von Barbados]] [[et:Barbadose lipp]] [[el:Σημαία των Μπαρμπάντος]] [[es:Bandera de Barbados]] [[fr:Drapeau de la Barbade]] [[gl:Bandeira de Barbados]] [[hr:Zastava Barbadosa]] [[bpy:বার্বাডোসর ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Barbados]] [[it:Bandiera di Barbados]] [[he:דגל ברבדוס]] [[lt:Barbadoso vėliava]] [[hu:Barbados zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Barbados]] [[ja:バルバドスの国旗]] [[no:Barbados' flagg]] [[pl:Flaga Barbadosu]] [[pt:Bandeira de Barbados]] [[ru:Флаг Барбадоса]] [[sq:Flamuri i Barbadosit]] [[sk:Vlajka Barbadosu]] [[sr:Застава Барбадоса]] [[fi:Barbadoksen lippu]] [[sv:Barbados flagga]] [[th:ธงชาติบาร์เบโดส]] [[zh:巴巴多斯国旗]]