Flag of Barbados
The national flag of Barbados was started on 30 November 1966.  That was the island's first Independence Day.  It has a triband of two bands of ultramarine.  These are said to stand for the ocean.  The middle band is golden. This is for the sand on the island. A black trident-head is centred in the golden band.  The broken lower part is a symbolic break from its status as a colony. The three points of the trident are for the three principles of democracy - 1) government of, 2) for, and 3) by the people.