Flag of Trinidad and Tobago

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The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962. Designed by Carlisle Chang (1921–2001),<ref>"Carlisle Chang" Template:Webarchive, Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.</ref><ref>"National flag of Trinidad and Tobago - Carlisle Chang", YouTube.</ref><ref>Carlisle Chang biography Template:Webarchive, NALIS.</ref> the flag of Trinidad and Tobago was chosen by the independence committee of 1962. Red, black and white symbolise fire (the sun, representing courage), earth (representing dedication) and water (representing purity and equality).<ref>National Flag Template:Webarchive". Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved May 12, 2017.</ref>

It is one of the few national flags incorporating a diagonal line (heraldic bend), with other examples including the DR Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, and Brunei.

Design

The flag of Trinidad and Tobago is a red field with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly-side. In blazon, Gules, a bend Sable fimbriated Argent. It was designed by Carlisle Chang.<ref name="Chang">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Colours

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Scheme	Red	White	Black
HEX	#DA1A35	#FFFFFF	#000000
HSV	352-88-85	0-0-100	0-0-0
RGB	218-26-53	255, 255, 255	0-0-0

Construction

The flag of Trinidad and Tobago flying at the San Fernando Hill, San Fernando in July 2009.

The width of the white stripes is Template:Frac of the flag length and the width of the black stripe is Template:Frac. The total width of the three stripes together is, therefore, Template:Frac of the length.<ref>Flagspot</ref> Template:Gallery

Other flags

The civil ensign is the national flag in a 1:2 ratio. The naval ensign (used by Coast Guard vessels) is a British white ensign with the national flag in the canton.

Presidential Standard
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British colonial flag

Prior to independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962, Trinidad and Tobago used a British blue ensign defaced with a badge depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain.