Flags Of British Colonies

The coat of arms features several symbols relevant to the ancestral history and culture of the Pitcairn Islanders, most of whom are descended from the sailors who mutinied on HMS Bounty in 1789: the blue, yellow and green of the shield symbolise the island of Pitcairn rising from the Pacific Ocean, while the anchor and Bible are symbols of the Bounty. Additionally, the Bible symbolises Christianity, which the mutineers brought to the island. The shield is surrounded by a green and gold wreath, and crested by a helmet bearing a wheelbarrow and a slip of miro, a local tree, which represent the role agriculture played in helping the mutineers survive on the island.

The Pitcairn Islands, officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four islands, are scattered across several hundred miles of ocean and have a combined land area of about 47 square kilometres. Henderson Island accounts for 86% of the land area, but only Pitcairn Island is inhabited. The islands nearest to the Pitcairn Islands are Mangareva to the west and Easter Island to the east.

The flag is mainly blue with the Union Jack in the upper left and the Pitcairn Islander coat of
arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a
shield featuring a yellow anchor.

Alternative Flag:
The flag of the governor of Pitcairn is quite similar to other governor flags consisting of a Union Jack defaced with a white circle, encircled by a gold ring and green garland, and charged with the Pitcairn coat of arms