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National flag
Construction sheet
The
flag of Guyana
, known as the
Golden Arrowhead
, has been the
national flag
of
Guyana
since May 1966, when the country became independent from the
United Kingdom
. It was designed by
Whitney Smith
, an American
vexillologist
(though originally without the black and white
fimbriations
, which were later additions suggested by the
College of Arms
in the United Kingdom). The proportions of the national flag are 3:5.
The colours are
symbolic
:
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The
civil air ensign
is a copy of the
British Civil Air Ensign
, with the Guyanese flag in the
canton
. The naval ensign of Guyana is a version of the national flag, with proportions of 1:2.
As part of the
British Empire
, Guyana's flag was a
Blue Ensign
with the colonial badge in the fly. An unofficial
red
version was used at sea.
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The first flag was introduced in 1875 and was changed slightly in 1906 and 1955.
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Like all British Ensigns, the colonial flags of Guyana were all ratio 1:2.
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1875–1906
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Governor's flag, 1875–1906
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1906–1919
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1919–1955
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Governor's flag, 1906–1955
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1955–1966
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Governor's flag, 1955–1966
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Smith's proposed flag, 1962
Presidential Standards
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The Presidential Standard of Guyana came into effect by Proclamation issued on 23 February 1970. Subsequent Presidents have amended this Proclamation to replace the description of the flag contained, to reflect the Presidential Standard they wish to introduce for the duration of their presidency.
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (1970?1980) under President
Arthur Chung
.
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (1980?1985) under President
Forbes Burnham
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (1985?1992) under President
Hugh Desmond Hoyte
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (1992?1997) under President
Cheddi B. Jagan
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (1997?1999) under President
Janet Jagan
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (1999?2011) under President
Bharrat Jagdeo
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (2011?2015) under President
Donald Ramotar
.
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (2015?2020) under President
David A. Granger
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Presidential Standard of Guyana (2020?present) under President
Mohamed Irfaan Ali
Joint Services
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Guyana Defence Force
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Guyana Police Force
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Guyana Prison Service
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Guyana Fire Service Flag
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