List of Trinidadian and Tobagonian flags explained

This is the following is a list of flags related with Trinidad and Tobago.

Government flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1962-Present Presidential Flag of Trinidad and Tobago A Blue Field with The Coat of Arms surrounded by Laurels in the center.
1962-Present Flag of The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago A White field with the national flag in the canton and defaced with The Coat of Arms surrounded by Laurels.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1962-Present Flag of The Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard A Blue field with the national flag in the canton and defaced with The Air Guard's Emblem.
1962-Present A Green Field with The Regiment's Emblem in the center.
1962-Present President's Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment Similar to The National Flag, but with a golden border, The Emblem of the president in the center and The Coat of Arms surrounded by Laurels upwards.
1962-Present Regimental Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment A Green Field with a golden border, The Regiment's Emblem in the center and The Coat of Arms surrounded by Laurels upwards.
1962-Present A Horizontal Triband of Red, Blue and Cyan with The Defence Force's Emblem in the center.
1962-Present Flag of The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Reserves A Red Field with a small triband of green, white and blue with The Defence Force's Emblem in the center.
1962-Present Civil Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago A red field with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist-side to the lower fly-side.
1962-Present Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago A White Ensign with the National Flag in the canton.

Historical flags

Spanish Rule

FlagDateUseDescription
1498-1516 quartered banner of arms of Castile, represented by a castle, and León, represented by a lion.
1516-1785 A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
1785-1797 Flag of The Kingdom of Spain A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.

Dutch Rule

FlagDateUseDescription
1628-1680 A Horizontal triband of orange, white and blue.
1652–1672 A Horizontal triband of red, white and blue.

Polish–Lithuanian (Couronian) Rule

FlagDateUseDescription
1654
1680-1693
A horizontal triband of red (top), white and red with the Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the center.
1654
1680-1693
A Horizontal Bicolour of Red and White[7]
1654
1680-1693
Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia A Red Field with a black crab in the center. also known as The "Crab Flag".

French Rule

FlagDateUseDescription
1662-1667
1781-1790
a white banner with several Fleur de Lis with the royal coat of arms in the center.
1790-1794 A vertical tricolour of red, white and blue.
1794-1803 Flag of The French First Republic A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red.

British Rule

FlagDateUseDescription
1639-1649
1672-1674
A white field with centred red cross.
1649-1651 St George's Cross and an Irish Harp juxtaposed.[8]
1651-1654 Flag of The Commonwealth of England St George's Cross and St Andrew's cross quartered.
1762-1781 A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland
1803-1962 A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1886-1903 A blue ensign with the arms of The Windward Islands.[9]
1889–1958 Flag of The Colony of Trinidad and Tobago A blue ensign with the arms of Trinidad & Tobago.[10]
1903-1953 Flag of The British Windward Islands A blue ensign with the arms of The Windward Islands.[11]
1953-1958 Flag of The British Windward Islands A blue ensign with the arms of The Windward Islands.
1958–1962 A blue field with four white horizontal wavy bars (the top pair of bars being parallel and the lower pair also parallel) and an orange sun in the center.[12]
1958–1962 Flag of The Colony of Trinidad and Tobago A blue ensign with the arms of Trinidad & Tobago.[13]
1962–1976 Royal Flag of Trinidad and Tobago the coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago in banner form, which depicts the colours of the national flag. The gold ships represent the three ships Christopher Columbus used on his voyage. The two birds above are hummingbirds. A blue disc of the crowned letter "E", surrounded by a garland of gold roses defaced the flag, which is taken from the Queen's Personal Flag.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://artsandculture.gov.tt/index.php/cultural/140-carlisle-chang "Carlisle Chang"
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3lnnKzq5eg "National flag of Trinidad and Tobago - Carlisle Chang"
  3. http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/Biographies/BiographiesAC/tabid/100/Default.aspx?PageContentID=1093 Carlisle Chang biography
  4. 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
  5. Chang . Carlisle . 1998 . Chinese in Trinidad Carnival . The Drama Review . 43 . 3 . 213–19 . 10.1162/105420498760308571 . 1146692 . 57571669.
  6. http://flagspot.net/flags/tt.html Flagspot
  7. Web site: Courland (Latvia) . 2022-05-10 . www.crwflags.com.
  8. Web site: United Kingdom: Flags of the Interregnum, 1649-1660 . 2022-05-10 . www.fotw.info.
  9. Web site: Windward Islands . 2022-05-10 . www.crwflags.com.
  10. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago - Colonial and Pre-republican Flags . 2022-05-10 . www.crwflags.com.
  11. Web site: Windward Islands . 2022-05-10 . www.crwflags.com.
  12. Web site: West Indies . 2022-05-10 . www.crwflags.com.
  13. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago - Colonial and Pre-republican Flags . 2022-05-10 . www.crwflags.com.
  14. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago - Colonial and Pre-republican Flags . 2022-05-10 . www.crwflags.com.