| Flag of the Pitcairn Islands | |
| Use: | 110010 |
| Proportion: | 1:2 |
| Design: | A Blue Ensign charged in the fly with the coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands |
| Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands | |
| Year Adopted: | 4 November 1969 |
| Crest: | A Wreath Or and Vert on a Mount Vert a representation of the Pitcairn Island Wheelbarrow in front of a Slip of Miro leaved and fructed proper. |
| Torse: | Green and yellow |
| Shield: | Azure on a Pile in base Vert fimbriated Or a representation of the Bounty Bible proper and in base of the Anchor of H.M.S. Bounty Or. |
The coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands is an official emblem of the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands and was granted by royal warrant on 4 November 1969. The flag of the Pitcairn Islands, also an official emblem, consists of a Blue Ensign displaying the coat of arms and was granted on 2 April 1984.
The coat of arms features several symbols relevant to the ancestral history and culture of the Pitcairn Islanders, most of whom are descended from the sailors who mutinied on in 1789:[1] the blue, yellow and green of the shield symbolise the island of Pitcairn rising from the Pacific Ocean, while the anchor and Bible are symbols of the Bounty. Additionally, the Bible symbolises Christianity, which the mutineers brought to the island. The shield is surrounded by a green and gold wreath, and crested by a helmet bearing a wheelbarrow and a slip of miro, a local tree, which represent the role agriculture played in helping the mutineers survive on the island.[2] [3] The slip of miro also represents the wood used by Pitcairn Islanders for crafting souvenirs.[4]
The Pitcairn flag features a Blue Ensign with the Pitcairn coat of arms defaced on the fly. The design was suggested by the Island Council in December 1980 and approved on 2 April 1984. It was first flown in May 1984, during a visit by the then-governor Sir Richard Stratton.[5]