flag of Trinidad and Tobago
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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
| Image = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
| Nickname = {{nowrap|Flag of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}
{{nowrap|The Sun-Sea-Sand Banner}}
| Use = 111000
| Symbol = {{FIAV|111000}} {{FIAV|normal}}
| Proportion = 3:5
| Adoption = {{start date and age|1962|8|31|df=yes}}
| Design = A red field with a white-fimbriated black diagonal band from the upper hoist-side to the lower fly-side.
| Designer = Carlisle Chang
| Image2 = Civil Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
| Nickname2 = {{nowrap|Civil ensign of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}
| Use2 = 000110
| Symbol2 = {{FIAV|000110}} {{FIAV|normal}}
| Proportion2 = 1:2
| Design2 = A red field with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist-side to the lower fly-side.
| Image3 = Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
| Nickname3 = {{nowrap|Naval ensign of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}
| Use3 = 000001
| Symbol3 = {{FIAV|000001}} {{FIAV|normal}}
| Proportion3 = 1:2
| Design3 = A White Ensign with the National Flag in the canton
}}
The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962. Designed by Carlisle Chang (1921–2001),[http://artsandculture.gov.tt/index.php/cultural/140-carlisle-chang "Carlisle Chang"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911193629/http://artsandculture.gov.tt/index.php/cultural/140-carlisle-chang |date=2016-09-11 }}, Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3lnnKzq5eg "National flag of Trinidad and Tobago - Carlisle Chang"], YouTube.[http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/Biographies/BiographiesAC/tabid/100/Default.aspx?PageContentID=1093 Carlisle Chang biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711123918/http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/Biographies/BiographiesAC/tabid/100/Default.aspx?PageContentID=1093 |date=2015-07-11 }}, NALIS. the flag of Trinidad and Tobago was chosen by the independence committee of 1962. Red, black and white symbolise fire (the sun, representing courage), earth (representing dedication) and water (representing purity and equality).[http://www.ttconnect.gov.tt/gortt/portal/ttconnect/!ut/p/a1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOK9A40MTD0tjQ38Aw0sDYyCPA1dDUy9jd2DDIEKIlEUBLm7ARW4mhp6eIcZGxgYEKffAAdwJKg_ODVPP1w_Cq8yLwMMBZjOBCvA446C3NCICs9MRwCWELx4/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/gortt/wcm/connect/GorTT+Web+Content/TTConnect/Home/About+T+and+T/National+Emblems/National+Flag National Flag] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022011805/http://www.ttconnect.gov.tt/gortt/portal/ttconnect/!ut/p/a1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOK9A40MTD0tjQ38Aw0sDYyCPA1dDUy9jd2DDIEKIlEUBLm7ARW4mhp6eIcZGxgYEKffAAdwJKg_ODVPP1w_Cq8yLwMMBZjOBCvA446C3NCICs9MRwCWELx4/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2Fgortt%2Fwcm%2Fconnect%2FGorTT+Web+Content%2FTTConnect%2FHome%2FAbout+T+and+T%2FNational+Emblems%2FNational+Flag |date=2021-10-22 }}". Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
It is one of the few national flags incorporating a diagonal line (heraldic bend), with other examples including the DR Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, and Brunei. It is one of two national flags with two-fold rotational symmetry, symmetry group C2, the other being the Union Jack.
Design
File:Trinidadandtobagoflags uwi.JPG in Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago]]
The flag of Trinidad and Tobago is a red field with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly-side. In blazon, Gules, a bend Sable fimbriated Argent. It was designed by Carlisle Chang.{{cite journal|last=Chang|first=Carlisle|year=1998|title=Chinese in Trinidad Carnival|journal=The Drama Review|volume=43|issue=3|pages=213–19|doi=10.1162/105420498760308571|jstor=1146692|s2cid=57571669}}
Construction
File:Trinidadflag.jpg, San Fernando in July 2009.]]
The width of the white stripes is {{frac|30}} of the flag length and the width of the black stripe is {{frac|2|15}}. The total width of the three stripes together is, therefore, {{frac|5}} of the length.[http://flagspot.net/flags/tt.html Flagspot]
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Other flags
The civil ensign is the national flag in a 1:2 ratio. The naval ensign (used by Coast Guard vessels) is a British white ensign with the national flag in the canton.
Image:Flag of the President of Trinidad and Tobago.svg|Presidential Standard
Image:Flag of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.svg|Prime Ministerial Standard
Image:Royal Standard of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976).svg|{{center|{{FIAV|historical}}Queen Elizabeth II's personal flag for Trinidad and Tobago (1966–1976)}}
=British colonial flag=
Prior to independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962, Trinidad and Tobago used a British blue ensign defaced with a badge depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain.
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg|{{center|{{FIAV|historical}}Colonial flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958)}}
File:Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago 1889-1958.svg|{{center|{{FIAV|historical}}Red ensign of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958)}}
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg|{{center|{{FIAV|historical}}Colonial flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962)}}
File:Civil Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg|{{center|{{FIAV|historical}}Red ensign of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962)}}
See also
- Flag of the West Indies Federation (January 1958 – May 1962)
- Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago
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