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How to identify it
A green field with a white-edged yellow arrowhead pointing from the flagpole side to the outer edge, overlaid by a black-edged red triangle.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The Golden Arrowhead was adopted at independence in 1966 from a design by Whitney Smith.
History of the design
The College of Arms added the narrow black and white borders to the original green, gold and red arrowhead composition.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Guyana: flag history and construction; Flags of the World (FOTW)