| He had entered
the very last minute before the deadline, and
made the design in only about half an hour. He
rushed to buy an envelope to get the entry to the
Administration building in time. Later he heard
he had won! Mr. Samuel is an Antiguan
artist, sculptor, painter and art teacher. The
winning design, together with the chosen anthem,
coat-of-arms and slogan, was displayed on a board
outside the Administration Building next to the
Post Office, so the people of Antigua and Barbuda
could see their future devices. That original
board may now been seen as an exhibit at the
Museum of Antigua and Barbuda.
The 7 point golden sun of the
Antigua & Barbuda flag represents the dawn of
a new era. The colour red, the life blood of
slave forefathers and the dynamism of the people.
Blue represents hope, black, the soil and African
heritage and gold, blue & white Antigua's and
Barbuda's tourist attractions sun, sea and sand.
The "V" formed by the red borders
represent: "Victory at last."
In 1994, it was decided that seven
full points of the sun should be displayed for
many as twenty had sometimes been shown! It
has been suggested that these seven points should
represent the six parishes plus our sister
island, Barbuda, though the designer himself did
not have this in mind.
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