Flag of the Dominican Republic

Not to be confused with Flag of Dominica.

See also: List of Dominican Republic flags

Dominican Republic

Use| State and war flag, state and naval ensign
Proportion| 2:3
Adopted| 6 November 1863; 161 years ago (1863-11-06)
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
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
Version with aspect ratio 5:8 Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic DR flag flying

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]

## Description

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Dominicans with Dominican Republic flag

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

## Other flags

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* Flag of Rafael Trujillo

* Army flag

* Naval ensign

* Naval jack

* Air force ensign

* Police flag

* Flag of Judicial Power and Supreme Court

## Historical national flags

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* Flag of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo

* Flag of the Republic of Spanish Haiti

* Flag of the First Dominican Republic

## 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

## See also

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* Dominican Republic portal

* List of Dominican Republic flags

## References

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1. ^ a b c "CIA World Factbook - Dominican Republic". Retrieved 23 August 2019.
2. ^ "Dominican Flag". Worldatlas. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. ^ 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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* Dominican Republic at Flags of the World
* Media related to Flags of the Dominican Republic at Wikimedia Commons

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