BRAZIL
WORLD FLAGS
SITE ON THE ORIGIN, DESIGN AND SYMBOLOGY OF THE FLAGS OF THE WORLD
#B / Bahrain / Asia
BAREIN
.BH
Official name:
Kingdom of Bahrain
*Arabic / مملكة البحرين - Mamlakat al-Ba ḥ rayn
Capital: Manama
Idiom: Arab
Form of Government: Constitutional monarchy
Currency: Bahraini Dinar
Demonym: Bahraini
Administrative divition: 5 governorates
FLAG
The Bahrain flag is made up of a red cloth, with a vertical white stripe on the side of the pole. The edge of this strip, which separates both colors, is in the shape of a five-pointed serrated saw.
National flag
Ratio: 3 x 5
The oldest known flags of Bahrain were simply red (the traditional color of the Persian Gulf states). However, throughout the 19th century a white stripe was added to indicate truces made with neighboring countries. The jagged edge shape was added to distinguish it from its neighbors' flags. Initially it had more points, but it was modified in 2002 to make it five, representing the five pillars of Islam.
OTHER FLAGS
Royal Standard
Ratio: 3 x 5
CONSTRUCTION
To : 100 | B : 60 | S : 12 | D : 25 | E : 15 | F : 60
COLORS
68 %
Red
HEX CODE
# ce1126
SYMBOLIZES:
IT IS THE TRADITIONAL COLOR OF THE PERSIAN GULF COUNTRIES
32 %
White
HEX CODE
#ffffff
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS THE TRUCE WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
HISTORY
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
Flag of
Bahrain
1820 - 1932
REGIONAL FLAGS
flag of the
Governorate
Capital
flag of the
Governorate
Central
flag of the
Governorate of
Muharraq
flag of the
Governorate
North
flag of the
Governorate
South
SHIELD
The Bahrain Coat of Arms was originally designed in 1933 by Charles D. Belgrave, British Advisor to the Emir, as the royal arms of the ruling family. With the proclamation of independence in 1971, it was adopted as the state coat of arms, which, unlike the previous one, is not stamped with the royal crown.
It is a gules shield, with the serrated head of five pieces of silver; the red and white colors are the traditional ones of the emirates of the Persian Gulf and the design of the shield coincides with that of the state flag. Around the shield, a lambrequin also in gules and silver, without a helmet, a habitual element of heraldic practice with British roots. The silver teeth on the head are meant to represent the Pillars of the Islamic faith.
