Flag of the Pitcairn Islands
Officially Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
Locally Pitkern Ailen
What the flag looks like
A Blue Ensign with the coat of arms in the fly: a blue shield with a yellow-edged green triangle rising from the base, bearing a Bible and a gold anchor, with a wheelbarrow and a sprig of milo on top.
What it means
The anchor and Bible are those of HMS Bounty, whose mutineers settled the island in 1790, and the wheelbarrow and milo sprig stand for the farming that let them survive there.
How to remember it
Look for the wheelbarrow: Pitcairn's
badge has one on top, with the Bounty's anchor and Bible on the shield below.
Fun facts
- Most of the islanders are descended from the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians who came with them.
- With only a few dozen residents, Pitcairn is often described as the least populous national jurisdiction in the world.
Pitcairn Islands at a glance
- Status
- British Overseas Territory
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Capital
- Adamstown
- Region
- British Overseas Territory
- Population
- 35
- Area
- 47 km²
- Languages
- English, Pitkern
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1984
Flags often confused with the Pitcairn Islands
- Falkland Islands: The Falklands and Pitcairn are both Blue Ensigns with a coat of arms in the fly. The Falklands badge has a white ram and a sailing ship; Pitcairn's has an anchor and a Bible, with a wheelbarrow on top.
- Saint Helena: Pitcairn and Saint Helena are both Blue Ensigns with a coat of arms in the fly. Pitcairn's shows an anchor, a Bible and a wheelbarrow; Saint Helena's shows a wirebird above a sailing ship between cliffs.