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Bahamas

Introduced in 1973 to commemorate independence from the UK. The horizontal aquamarine stripes represent the water surrounding the Island and the yellow central stripe represents the islands sand and natural resources, whilst the black triangle represents the strength and unity of the people

Product Description

We manufacture and supply the Bahamas flag ready to fly on the top a flagpole in either hand sewn or digitally printed options.

We highly recommend hand sewn national flags as the preferred choice for your flag. Manufactured using Ministry of Defence approved 155gsm woven flag material, this fabric offers the best possible durability and has been used by the Navy and other military branches for many years.

Hand sewn Bahamas national flags are made to MoD & Flag Institute standard patterns by cutting panels of the required colours from a roll of fabric, before being sewn together by our skilled flagmakers to create the official Bahamas pattern. National flag designs with complex details will have a printed panel or badge added to the main field of the flag.

Dye-sublimated Bahamas national flags are created using our state-of-the-art textile print systems and woven polyester flag fabric in our UK manufacturing facility. Chosen for strength and durability, knitted polyester is an ideal choice for anybody looking for a good value national flag finished ready to fly from your flagpole.

The Bahamas national flag is finished by hand with a headband rope and toggle as standard, ready to attach directly to a flagpole. The three exposed sides of the flag are finished with a strong double hem and a triple sewn hem on the fly edge for extra durability.

Other finishes are available, please be sure to select the correct option for you or contact a member of our team for support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size flag do I need?

All our national flags are available in international standard sizes. If you're intending on flying your flag from a flagpole you can use this handy guide to help you choose the right size flag for your pole.

Flagpole height	Flag Size
4m	1.5 yd
5m	2yd
6m	2yd
7m	2.5yd
8m	2.5yd
9m	3yd
10m	3yd

All of our printed Bahamas flags are produced by a process called Dye Sublimation. The system drenches each fibre of the fabric, resulting in a flag with wonderful precise colour, and vitally the design appears perfectly on each side. This is known as ‘printed through to reverse’ and is an important consideration when choosing your flag as both sides will be seen when flying.

Trivia

The flag is a mix of various submissions from a national contest to design the flag.

Technical Specifications

Adopted: 10th July 1973

Proportion: 1:2

Design: An aquamarine, gold, aquamarine horizontal tricolour with a black equilateral triangle on the left hand side.

Brief History

The first flag of the Bahamas was introduced under British rule in 1869. The Flag of the Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands was a Blue Ensign with the Badge of the Bahama islands in the centre right hand side. The badge pictured British ships chasing after pirate ships, referencing how the British drove pirates from the island and helped bring order and featuring the crown at the top and a banner station “Pirates Expelled, Commerce Restored” at the bottom.

The Flag of the Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands (1869 -1904)

The Flag of the Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands (1923 – 1953)

The Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands (1904 – 1923)

The Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands (1953 -1964)

There were only minor changes to the badge during it’s time as a Crown Colony, this included removal of the white disk surrounding the badge in 1923 and a slightly different design of the crown.

In 1965 internal autonomy was given to The Bahama Islands and new flag was chosen when The Bahamas finally became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1973.

The new flag was a mix of entries from a contest to design a new flag. It features an aquamarine stripes at the top and bottom with a gold stripe in the centre on the left hand side is a black equilateral triangle. The aquamarine stripes represent the sea and the gold is the land with the black triangle representing the people and their strength and unity.

The Island Arms of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Since 1973 there has been eighteen ‘Island Arms’ for each of the regions of the Bahamas. They each reflect the regional island’s individual culture. Examples of some of these arms are below.

The Governmental Flags of the Bahamas

The Flag of the Prime Minister of the Bahamas is the national flag with gold parliamentary mace and the flag of the Governor-General of the Bahamas is a lion standing on the St Edwards Crown with the words “COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS” below.