Trinidad and Tobago Flag

How to identify it

A red field crossed by a black diagonal edged in white, running from the upper flagpole corner to the lower outer corner.

A single diagonal band crosses the field, which no layout bucket describes exactly; it is grouped under centre symbol in the finder.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The flag was selected by the Independence Committee and adopted in 1962.

History of the design

Its formal heraldic description specifies a black diagonal band bordered in white, with different authorised proportions for land and maritime use.

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