The national flag of the Dominican Republic is one of the official national symbols of the nation, along with the coat of arms and the national anthem. The blue on the flag stands for liberty, the white for salvation, and the red for the blood of heroes.[1] The civil flag follows the same design, but without the charge in the center. The flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte.[2]
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| Use | State and war flag, state and naval ensign   |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 6 November 1863 |
| Design | A white Saint George's cross with the national coat of arms in the centre that divides the flag into four rectangles, blue and red at the top and red and blue at the bottom |
| Designed by | Juan Pablo Duarte |
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| Use | Civil flag and ensign  |
| Design | Quarterly, the first and fourth quarters blue and the second and third quarters red, with a white Saint George's cross overall |
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Description
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As described by Article 21 of the Dominican Constitution, the flag features a centered white Saint George's cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles; the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue. The national coat of arms, featuring a shield with the flag, design and supported by a bay laurel branch (left) and a palm frond (right), is at the center of the cross.[1] Above the shield, a blue ribbon displays the national motto Dios, Patria, Libertad (English: God, Homeland, Liberty). Below the shield, the words República Dominicana appear on a red ribbon (this red ribbon is depicted in more recent versions as having its tips pointing upward). In the center of the shield, flanked by three spears (two of them holding Dominican banners) on each side, is a Bible with a small Latin cross above it and said to be opened to the Gospel of John, chapter 8, verse 32, which reads Y la verdad os hará libres (And the truth shall make you free).[1] It is one of 28 national flags to contain overtly Christian symbols.[3]
| Colours scheme |
Blue | Red | White |
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| RGB | 0,45,98 | 206,17,38 | 255,255,255 |
| Hexadecimal | #002D62 | #CE1126 | #FFFFFF |
| CMYK | 100 - 54 - 0 - 62 | 0 - 92 - 82 - 19 | 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 |
Presidential Standard
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Presidential ensign at Sea
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Other flags
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Flag of Judicial Power and Supreme Court
Historical
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Flag of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo -
Flag of Republic of Spanish Haiti -
Flag of the First Dominican Republic
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Gallery
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Dominicans in New York Dominican parade holding flags -
Dominican flags at the National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic -
Dominican protesting during the 2020 Dominican Republic protests at the Flag Square of Santo Domingo -
Dominican Army marching on Dominican Independence Day with flags -
Students with the 1844 Dominican Flag -
New York City Police Department holding the Dominican flag at the Dominican Day Parade -
Dominicans with flag in Hermanas Mirabal province
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "CIA World Factbook - Dominican Republic". Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Dominican Flag". Worldatlas. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Green, Michael (March 20, 2015). "Flags, for God's Sake". brandingthenations.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
External links
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