The Bahamas’ national flag has a black triangle beside a gold band between two aquamarine bands.
The black triangle at the hoist represents the unity and determination of the Bahamian people. The two aquamarine stripes symbolize the surrounding waters, while the gold stripe represents the sandy beaches and other land resources of the islands.
The flag was adopted on 10 July 1973, when The Bahamas became independent from the United Kingdom. Its design replaced the British Blue Ensign-based colonial flag and introduced a visual identity linked directly to the country’s geography and people.
The Bahamas flag is sometimes confused with Barbados’s, which has a blue-gold-blue vertical design and a black broken trident. The Bahamian flag’s distinctive feature is its large black triangle pointing toward the center of the flag.