- Flag of Guyana
Nickname = The Golden Arrowhead
Use = 111000
Proportion = 3:5
Adoption = 1966
Design = A black-fimbriated red triangle over a larger white-fimbriated gold triangle, both based on the hoist and pointing toward the fly, on a field of green.
Designer =Whitney Smith
Use2 = 000111
Proportion2 = 1:2
Design2 = An elongated version of the above.
Type = NationalTheflag ofGuyana , known as "The Golden Arrowhead", was adopted in 1966. It was designed byWhitney Smith , a prominent Americanvexillologist (though originally without the black and whitefimbriation s, which were added by theCollege of Arms in theUnited Kingdom ). The colours are symbolic:green foragriculture andforests ,white forrivers andwater , gold formineral wealth,black forendurance , andred for zeal and dynamism.External links
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