Pitcairn Islands Flag Meaning & Details

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 Pitcairn Islands Flag
 Flag Information
  • blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag

  • the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean

  • the green field features a yellow anchor surmounted by a bible (both the anchor and the bible were items found on the HMS Bounty)

  • sitting on the crest is a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow from which springs a flowering twig of miro (a local plant)


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     Source: CIA - The World Factbook

 

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