Flag of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Flag of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Description

  • A green field with a large gold isosceles triangle pointing from the hoist, overlaid with a smaller red triangle, with white and black fimbriations
  • Known as the Golden Arrowhead, designed by American vexillologist Whitney Smith in the early 1960s
  • Adopted on 26 May 1966 upon independence from the United Kingdom

Trivia

  • Nicknamed the Golden Arrowhead, a reference to the forward-pointing triangles symbolising progress
  • Whitney Smith, who designed the flag, later founded the Flag Research Center and coined the term vexillology
  • The flag's five colours each carry distinct meaning, an unusually rich symbolic scheme among modern national flags

Flag of Guyana

Known as the Golden Arrowhead, the flag of Guyana features a green field with two isosceles triangles pointing forward from the hoist: a large gold triangle fimbriated in white, and within it a smaller red triangle fimbriated in black. It was designed by the American vexillologist Whitney Smith, who later founded the Flag Research Center, and adopted on 26 May 1966 as the country gained independence from the United Kingdom.

Each element carries distinct meaning: green for agriculture and forests, gold for mineral wealth, red for the zeal of nation-building, white for Guyana's many rivers, and black for the endurance of its people. The forward-pointing triangles together symbolise the country's dynamic progress.

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