Flag of Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda


Proportion	2:3
Adopted	February 27, 1967

Naval ensign, ratio: 2:3

The national flag of Antigua and Barbuda was adopted on 27 February, 1967, and was designed by a nationally acclaimed artist and sculptor, Sir Reginald Samuel. The design of the National Flag is a red field with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the field pointed toward the bottom edge of the field bearing the horizontal tricolour of black, light blue (half width) and white with the rising sun centred on top of the black band. The rising sun symbolises the dawning of a new era. The colours have different meanings, the black is for the African ancestry of the people, the blue for hope, the red for energy or dynamism of the people. The successive colouring of yellow, blue, and white (from the sun down) also stands for the sun, sea, and sand. The blue also represents the Caribbean Sea, and the V-shape is the symbol of victory.

The flag dates from the achievement of self-government in 1967. It was the winning design in a competition that more than 600 local people entered. The designer and winner was Sir Reginald Samuel.

The state ensign, which is used only by the national coast guard, consists of a white field, a red cross, and the state flag in the canton.

Standard of the Governor of Antigua and Barbuda 1967-1981, before independence, when the Office was elevated to that of Governor-General

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