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Trinidad and Tobago - President and Prime Minister Flags

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Presidential Flag


by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 4 August 2001
Source: DK pocket book [udk97]


by Blas Delgado Ortiz and Zeljko Heimer, 6 April 2003
Source: Album 2000 [pay00]

According to 'Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives' [pay00], the President's flag is a 3:5 dark blue field with a big national coat of arms in a golden laurel wreath. 'Dorling-Kindersley Pocket Book' [udk97] says the coat of arms represents the three ships of Colombus who landed in Trinidad in 1498. The top of the shield depicts two hummingbirds. The supporters are two local birds, a scarlet ibis and a cocrico, respectively. The shield stands on waves breaking against the rocky coasts of the islands. The same source states the flag was chosen from designs sent by the public.
Ivan Sache, 11 January 2001

Politikens Flagbook, says that the National flag was chosen from designs sent in by the public. (It also just mentions that Columbus landed "here"(??) in 1498. ). It adds that the country also has a flag for the Prime minister, that we do have a description of, and for several other ministers, that we apparently know nothing about. The CoA on the Presidential Flag appears to be the same one we have on the page (see: