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Years ago I reported on the coats of arms granted by Queen Elizabeth II for 
the 17 Islands groups of the Bahamas for the occasion of independence or an 
anniversary of it. These coats of arms are on 17 flags for 17 island groups and 
are officially used on various celebrations. All flags are white with the arms 
centered and the name "Commonwealth of The Bahamas" in various colors on each 
flag, below the arms. You can see them all (not in full) in the parade and then 
positioned on the photos here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set 
Here is also a link to images of 
all 17 coats of arms (ignore Spanish Wells):
https://www.facebook.com/media/set 
These flags do not represent the 32 or 33 District Counc, ils of the Country, 
but the Islands Groups. District Councils emblems usually consists of the proper 
coat of arms and the name of the district around it in seal-like form. So, two 
or more districts use the same coat of arms, but with different text around 
them. I don't know if there are district councils or town committees flags.
Valentin Poposki, 5 April 2025
 
  
 images by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
13 April 2025
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13 April 2025
based on photo
 
.gif) images by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
13 April 2025
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13 April 2025
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15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
based on photo
 
.gif) images by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
based on photo
 
.gif) images by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
 
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
based on photo
 
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
 
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
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15 June 2025
The images below are unconfirmed by photographs, but show what the flags should look like if the follow the same design rules,
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
See also: Abaco Island (proposals)
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 
  
.gif) image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
 image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 
15 June 2025
The Bahamas have 32 District Councils as their first level 
administrative-territorial divisions and local governments. The flags above 
belong to the Islands Groups that have regional administrative purposes in 1973 
when the coats of arms were granted, although more like a statistical units for 
collecting data. District Councils have their own emblems, and I have found a 
few of them. You can see them here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set 
Valentin Poposki, 13 July 
2025