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Blue Ensign 1889
image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 2 August 2001
see also:
The 1939 Flaggenbuch edition [neu92]
includes a flag. It is mentioned that the badge is (was) used
only on the Blue Ensign
Ivan Sache, 4 October 2000
There was no official Red Ensign and I have
seen no record of there ever having been any unofficial Red
Ensigns with this badge. The badge was introduced on the Blue
Ensign and governor's Union Flag in 1875 for Trinidad.
Tobago was administered as one of the Windward Islands and had
had its own badge since 1870. In 1889 Tobago was annexed to
Trinidad and the former badge of Trinidad became the badge of
Trinidad & Tobago. Used until 1958 when it was replaced
by the same scene contained within a shield shape, the motto
being on a scroll beneath the shield.
David Prothero, 2 August 2001
It appears the Trinidad badge is really old, and it appears on
a blue ensign. Later, in 1889, it became the badge of T&T,
again in a blue ensign, to be changed once more only.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 2 August 2001
Trinidad used a circular seal in 1875 flag. It was changed to
the arms of Trinidad & Tobago in 1958.
David Prothero, 8 April 2005
image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 2 August 2001
This image is based on photo
of a red ensign taken by Dov Gutterman at a flag display
in ICV 19 (York, July 2001). The origilal flag is from Clay
Moss collection. According to the display catalouge:
"The badge is an example of a seal rather than coat of arms.
The motto reads: "She is content to make treaties and unite
peoples."
This version may have been unofficial or its origin is not clear.
Blas Delgado Ortiz and Dov Gutterman, 2 August
2001
image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 14 August 2001
Version of the Trinidad & Tobago Colonial flag of 1958,
based on the badge at this page and the description of Mr.
Prothero. The scroll shape is entirely hypothetical.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 14 August 2001
image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 2 August 2001
The Queen HAD personal flags for Trinidad & Tobago but
this is now no longer in use as the country is a republic.
Graham Bartram, 31 August 2000
The arms of Trinidad and Tobago appear to be per chevron vert
and gules, a chevronel argent between in chief two hummingbirds
volant combatant or, in base three ships like those of
Christopher Columbus proper, to which would be added the blue
badge of Queen Elizabeth overall
Andrew Yong, 31 August 2000
The ships are one over two, and I think I saw this flag in one
of my books. The blue disc interferes heavily with the topmost
ship, IIRC.
Ole Andersen, 31 August 2000
Illustrations of this flag are in Barraclough (1969 edition),
plate 5, #8; and in FTTAAATW, p. 288. The badge almost
entirely obscures the topmost ship.
Ned Smith, 31 August 2000
The catalouge of the flag display in ICV 19 (York, July 2001)
says: "Once more the personal emblem of Her Mejesty defaced
the arms of the country. The colours are those of the nationl
flag, red with a white-bordered descending black diagonal. The
hummingbirds represent the two islands and the three ships are
those of Christopher Columbus".
Dov Gutterman, 1 August 2001
The first date should be the date, not of independence, but of
the first visit by the Queen after independence.
David Prothero, 30 March 2003
image by Željko Heimer, 26 March 2003
Entirly standard flag as far as I know. I wonder weather
"&" was written on the flag or if verbosely
"and" was possibly used.
Željko Heimer, 26 March 2003
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This is the badge for Trinidad and Tobago. It is the same as the badge that had served for just Trinidad since c1875.
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It continued unaltered until c1958, when the same scene was
put into a shield and the motto moved to a scroll below the
shield. I guess that this was the shield of the arms that
were granted 13 Oct 1958. According to the Royal Commonwealth
Society Library Notes these arms are illustrated on page 32a of
the Colonial Office "Flags,Badges and Arms" part II.
The 9 August 1962 arms are the currant CoA.
David Prothero , 25 Febuary 2000
See also: Tobago - Colonial Flags and Badges
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 July 2009
1965 atlas printed in Yugoslavia [y9u65]
show Trinidad and Tobago have a flag identical to Upper Volta.
It should be noted that black, red, and white are the
longstanding colors of the country, even before the current
national flag was adopted, as it was based on the coat of arms. Thusly many local flags use
these colors, and one of them might have confused the authors of
[y9u65], published shortly after
the adoption of the flag (1962). One of such red, white, and
black flags is that of Point Fortin Borough
Corporation .
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 July 2009
