The Broken Trident
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The Broken Trident is the distinctive national flag of Barbados, featuring a vertical triband of ultramarine and gold with a black trident head symbolizing the nation’s break from its colonial past.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1966-11-30 ⓘ |
| adoptionOccasion | independence of Barbados ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barbadian flag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flag of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of the Caribbean
ⓘ
National symbols of Barbados ⓘ |
| centerBandColor | gold ⓘ |
| country | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Grantley Prescod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designSelectedBy | national competition ⓘ |
| featuresSymbol |
black trident head
ⓘ
broken trident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldPattern | three equal vertical bands ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ ultramarine ⓘ |
| hasDesign | vertical triband ⓘ |
| hasProportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| leftBandColor | ultramarine ⓘ |
| replaced | British Blue Ensign defaced with Barbados badge ⓘ |
| rightBandColor | ultramarine ⓘ |
| symbolColorMeaning |
black represents the people
ⓘ
gold represents the sand ⓘ ultramarine represents the sea ⓘ ultramarine represents the sky ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Barbadian independence
ⓘ
Barbadian sovereignty ⓘ Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbados’ break from its colonial past ⓘ democratic government ⓘ government by the people ⓘ government for the people ⓘ government of the people ⓘ sand of Barbados’ beaches ⓘ sea surrounding Barbados ⓘ three principles of democracy ⓘ |
| tridentBrokenAt | shaft ⓘ |
| tridentOriginSymbolism | Neptune’s trident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tridentProngsCount | 3 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Barbadian citizens
ⓘ
Government of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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