Flag of Guyana

Country

Flag of Guyana uses green field with a golden arrowhead and a red triangle, both fimbriated. Ratio 3:5, current adoption May 26, 1966 and design credited to Whitney Smith.

Hoist Ratio 3:5 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Guyana
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Identifier	GY / GUY
Region	South America

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	May 26, 1966
First Documented Use	1966
Proportion	3:5
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, White, Gold, Black, Red
Designer	Whitney Smith
Construction	Green field with a golden arrowhead and a red triangle, both fimbriated

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green	#009E49	0, 158, 73	100, 0, 54, 38
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Gold	#FCD116	252, 209, 22	0, 17, 91, 1
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19

Design and Symbolism

Green	the forests and agriculture.
White	the rivers and waters.
Gold	the mineral wealth.
Black	the endurance of the people.
Red	the zeal and dynamism of nation-building.
Golden Arrowhead	The name of the flag, and the country’s forward drive — designed by an American vexillologist, the only national flag designed by a professional flag scholar.

Proportions

Ratio	3:5
Hoist	3 units
Fly	5 units

About the Flag of Guyana

Green field with a golden arrowhead and a red triangle, both fimbriated The recorded proportion is 3:5. Within this library it is grouped with interlocking triangles designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Guyana is Green (#009E49), White (#FFFFFF), Gold (#FCD116), Black (#000000) and Red (#CE1126). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Golden Arrowhead: The name of the flag, and the country’s forward drive — designed by an American vexillologist, the only national flag designed by a professional flag scholar.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1966. The adoption field for the present record is May 26, 1966. The designer is recorded as Whitney Smith.

Additional flag context

The design is known as the Golden Arrowhead, and it was created by Whitney Smith — the American scholar who coined the word vexillology.

The two fimbriated triangles make it one of the more geometrically complex national flags, with five colours meeting at a single point on the hoist edge.

The green field stands for agriculture and forest, which cover the great majority of the country's land area.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Green field with a golden arrowhead and a red triangle, both fimbriated, a 3:5 proportion and the visible golden Arrowhead. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Guyana — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Guyana

Guyana is recorded as green field with a golden arrowhead and a red triangle, both fimbriated.
The reference proportion for the flag of Guyana is 3:5.
The stored palette for Guyana contains Green, White, Gold, Black and Red.
The adoption field for this country flag record is May 26, 1966.
The design record traces first use to 1966.
Whitney Smith is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the interlocking triangles design family in this library.
Golden Arrowhead: The name of the flag, and the country’s forward drive — designed by an American vexillologist, the only national flag designed by a professional flag scholar.
The design is known as the Golden Arrowhead, and it was created by Whitney Smith — the American scholar who coined the word vexillology.
The two fimbriated triangles make it one of the more geometrically complex national flags, with five colours meeting at a single point on the hoist edge.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Guyana

What does the flag of Guyana look like?

Green field with a golden arrowhead and a red triangle, both fimbriated, with a recorded proportion of 3:5.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Guyana?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 3:5.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Guyana?

The reference palette lists Green #009E49, White #FFFFFF, Gold #FCD116, Black #000000 and Red #CE1126.

What do the symbols on the flag of Guyana represent?

Golden Arrowhead — The name of the flag, and the country’s forward drive — designed by an American vexillologist, the only national flag designed by a professional flag scholar.

When was the present flag record for Guyana adopted?

The adoption field in this record is May 26, 1966.

Who designed the flag of Guyana?

The designer is recorded as Whitney Smith.

Which design family does the flag of Guyana belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with interlocking triangles designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.