Caribbean

Barbados

A vertical triband of ultramarine, gold, and ultramarine with a black trident head centered in the gold band. It was adopted at independence in 1966.

Adopted

1966

Proportion

2:3

Colours

Colours & their meaning

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Ultramarine

Officially represents the sea and sky of Barbados.

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Gold

Officially represents the sand of the island’s beaches.

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Black

Used for the trident; no separate official colour symbolism is usually stated beyond the emblem’s meaning.

Broken trident head

Represents a break with colonial status and is also linked to Neptune, symbolizing the sea.

Did you know?

The trident is adapted from the colonial badge, but the shaft was removed to symbolize a complete break from colonial rule.