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South America

Guyana

Ratio: 3:5 Adopted: May 20, 1966 Usage: National and Civil

Red recalls the Green recalls
people’s dynamism the vast forests
and zeal for reform and fields
The “Golden
Yellow is symbolic Arrow” represents
of mineral wealth a bright future

The white and black fimbriations
were added by the College of Arms

South America
Venezuela Guyana was acquired by the UK in 1814. It
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Suriname became independent in 1966 and a republic within
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Brazil
the Commonwealth in 1970.
The flag is known as the “Golden “zeal and dynamism [of the
Arrow” because of the arrow-head inhabitants] in building the nation.”
that flies across the green field. The
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original design had a red field, but THE PRESIDENT’S STANDARD
this was altered by the College of Adopted in 1970, it is a banner of the
Arms in 1966, which also added the arms granted in 1966. It depicts a green
black and white fimbriations. shield in the center charged with an
The green and yellow stand for Native American crown in gold, a
natural resources and the red for the Victoria lily and a native pheasant.

THE PRESIDENT’S
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The President’s flag
was adopted in 1970, A Victoria Regia
it is a square banner water lily, growing from
of the arms stylized heraldic water

Crown of a cacique, or
Native American chief A native canje pheasant

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