Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description
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1639-1649 1672-1674 |
Flag of England |
A white field with centred red cross.
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1649-1651 |
Flag of The Commonwealth of England |
St George's Cross and an Irish Harp juxtaposed.[8]
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1651-1654 |
Flag of The Commonwealth of England |
St George's Cross and St Andrew's cross quartered.
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1762-1781 |
Flag of The Kingdom of Great Britain |
A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland
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1803-1962 |
Flag of The United Kingdom |
A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
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1886-1903 |
Flag of The British Windward Islands |
A blue ensign with the arms of The Windward Islands.[9]
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1889–1958 |
Flag of The Colony of Trinidad and Tobago |
A blue ensign with the arms of Trinidad & Tobago.[10]
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1903-1953 |
Flag of The British Windward Islands |
A blue ensign with the arms of The Windward Islands.[11]
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1953-1958 |
Flag of The British Windward Islands |
A blue ensign with the arms of The Windward Islands.
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1958–1962 |
Flag of The West Indies Federation |
A blue field with four white horizontal wavy bars (the top pair of bars being parallel and the lower pair also parallel) and an orange sun in the center.[12]
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1958–1962 |
Flag of The Colony of Trinidad and Tobago |
A blue ensign with the arms of Trinidad & Tobago.[13]
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1962–1976 |
Royal Flag of Trinidad and Tobago |
the coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago in banner form, which depicts the colours of the national flag. The gold ships represent the three ships Christopher Columbus used on his voyage. The two birds above are hummingbirds. A blue disc of the crowned letter "E", surrounded by a garland of gold roses defaced the flag, which is taken from the Queen's Personal Flag.[14]
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