Barbados Flag
Barbados is a clean vertical triband: blue, gold, blue, with a black broken trident in the gold stripe. The trident is the ID tip that beats “just another blue and yellow flag.”
How to identify the Barbados flag
- Three equal vertical bands: ultramarine blue, gold, ultramarine blue.
- A black trident head (broken trident) sits in the center of the gold band — prongs upward.
- No stars, no Union Jack remnant, no diagonal — trident on gold between blues.
Colors
Ultramarine blue on both hoist and fly thirds. Gold/yellow center third. Black for the trident only.
Similar flags
- Bahamas – Aquamarine–gold–aquamarine but with a black hoist triangle, not a centered trident.
- Saint Lucia – Caribbean island flag with gold/black/white triangles on blue — different geometry.
- Ukraine – Blue and yellow only as horizontal bands, no trident.
Practice next
Drill more flags from Americas practice, or play today’s shared set on the guess the flag home page. Pattern notes also live in how to identify country flags.
Barbados flag FAQ
What symbol is on the Barbados flag?
A black trident head in the central gold stripe.
Is Barbados blue-yellow-blue horizontal or vertical?
Vertical: blue, gold, blue from the hoist to the fly.
How do I tell Barbados from the Bahamas?
Bahamas has a black triangle at the hoist; Barbados has a centered black trident and no triangle.