Flag of the Bahamas

Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Use	National flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	July 10, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-07-10)
Design	A horizontal triband of aquamarine (top and bottom) and gold with the black chevron aligned to the hoist-side.
Designed by	Hervis Bain[1][2]
Use	Civil ensign
Proportion	1:2
Design	A white cross on a red field, the national flag in the canton
Use	State ensign
Proportion	1:2
Design	A blue cross on a white field, the national flag in the canton
Use	Naval ensign
Proportion	1:2
Design	A red cross on a white field, the national flag in the canton

The national flag of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas consists of a black triangle situated at the hoist with three horizontal bands: aquamarine, gold and aquamarine. Adopted in 1973 to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the emblem of the Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands, it has been the flag of The Bahamas since the country gained independence that year. The design of the present flag incorporated the elements of various submissions made in a national contest for a new flag prior to independence.