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Flag of Guyana
 |
| Name |
The Golden Arrowhead |
| Use |
National flag.  |
| Proportion |
3:5 |
| Adopted |
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. |
| Designed by |
Whitney Smith |
|
 |
| Use |
National ensign.  |
| Proportion |
1:2 |
| Design |
An elongated version of the above. |
The flag of Guyana, known as The Golden Arrowhead, was adopted in 1966. It was designed by Whitney Smith, a prominent American vexillologist (though originally without the black and white fimbriations, which were added by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom). The colours are symbolic: green for agriculture and forests, white for rivers and water, gold for mineral wealth, black for endurance, and red for zeal and dynamism.
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