The National Flag of Barbados is composed of three equal panels. The outer panels are ultramarine in colour and the centre panel is gold with a black broken trident in the centre of it. The flag is designed in the proportion 3:2. The blue panels represent the island's sea and sky, and the gold , the sand of its beaches. The head of the trident on the flag is "broken" from the trident of Neptune, the mythical sea god, which appears in the former Colonial Seal. Breaking off the shaft of the trident represents Barbados' break with its historical and constitutional ties as a former colony.

The National Flag of Barbados was designed by Mr. Grantley W. Prescod, then an Art Teacher of the Parkinson Memorial Secondary School. His design was chosen from 1,029 entries in an open competition organized by the Government of Barbados. For his winning design he was awarded a Gold Medal, an inscribed scroll and five hundred Barbados Dollars ($500.00).

The Parts Of  A Flag

There are seven parts to a flag: The Heel, Hoist, Foot, Canton, Top, Bottom and Fly. The Top and Bottom are the top and bottom edges of the flag. The Heel is the top left corner and the Foot is the bottom left corner. The Canton is the area of the flag in the top left corner. The Hoist is the left edge and the Fly is the right edge.