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(2:3)
by Zeljko Heimer, 24 Febuary 2001


Official Name: Barbados
Capital: Bridgetown
Location: Caribbean
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy (Queen Elizabeth II)
Flag adopted: 30 November 1966
Designer: Grantley Prescod
Coat of arms adopted: 21 December 1966
ISO Code: BB



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The Flag

National flag. CSW/C-- 2:3 - Different sources differ in the representation of the shape of the trident - possibly it is not entirely defined or it may have changed over the years. All sources seem to agree that the blue shade is lighter then the standard blue used in the UJ (and in the Governor General of Barbados flag) and yellow is in all representation dark, almost orange. [smi80] designate the flag as CSW/CSW, but since BB has no navy and since (as it seems) the white ensign was introduced in the mean time (Naval and Coast Guard Ensign), the usage designation seems to be all right as shown in Album 2000.
Zeljko Heimer, 24 Febuary 2001

Barbados flag colour shades from Album 2000 [pay00] are:
Pantone --- CMYK
B  280c --- 100-70-0-20
Y  123c --- 0-30-90-0
Santiago Dotor, 26 Febuary 2001

When I was in Barbados I checked the flag. The blue was uniformly a medium-dark; darker than that usually seen in the French flag, for example, but lighter than that of the US. I'd simply call it B+ in quick descriptions. Likewise the yellow is Y+, rather rich in tone.
Al Kirsch, 26 Febuary 2001

According to Politikens Flagbook the flag was the winning proposal in a nation-wide contest, and was designed by an Grantley Prescod, teacher of arts.