Antigua and Barbuda Flag

How to identify it

A red field with a wide inverted triangle reaching down from the top edge: black at the top carrying a rising yellow sun, then blue, then white.

Design and construction

Proportions

2:3 (stripe construction approximately 18:10:18)

Adoption and legal status

Designed by Sir Reginald Samuel and adopted 27 February 1967, when Antigua gained self-governing "statehood"; it continued as the flag at full independence in 1981.

Construction

A red field with an inverted triangle from the top edge in black, blue and white bands, topped by a golden rising sun; the V-shape formed by the triangle rests on the white band.

Officially documented meaning

Per the national government, the seven-point golden sun symbolises the dawn of a new era; black stands for African heritage and the soil, blue for hope, and gold, blue and white together for the sun, sea and sand. The V-shape signifies victory.

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