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This plain flag (without the emblem) is flown by
private citizens both on land and at sea.
Dave Martucci, 12 Oct 1999
Quatered with a white cross, first and fourth fields blue, second
and third red. Origin of colours is from Haitian
flag. It was officially accepted on
1844.11.06.
Željko Heimer, 12 Dec 1995
Adoption dates of the flags and
arms is 6 November 1844 for both emblems.
Ivan Sache, 18 Nov 2001
The blue is said to stand for Liberty, red for
the fire and blood of the independence struggle and the
white cross is a symbol of sacrifice.
Dave Martucci, 12 Oct 1999
All Dominican flag images in Album 1995
[pie95] employ a light blue shade,
but that was changed on Correction 30
[pay98]
to dark blue and should not be significant.
Željko Heimer, 19 Jun 2001
Kannik [kan56] says:
(6+3+6):(10+3+10), making 15:23 (≈0,652).
Ole Andersen, 22 Jun 1998
The construction details are given in the Album
[pay00] as (8+4+8):(13+4+13), =2:3
(≈0,667), though the picture does not conform to it (white cross seems
wider). Other sources do not agree on the flag ratio, so that e.g.
[zna99] and
[vdv00] have 5:8 (=0,625);
[smi72c] and
[smi82] have 2:3~ (≅0,667).
Željko Heimer, 16 Jun 2001
On government and military flags
there is the stateʼs coat of arms in the
middle of the cross.
Željko Heimer, 12 Dec 1995
The government of the Dominican Republic adds the
national coat of arms in the center
of the cross.
Dave Martucci, 12 Oct 1999
This is acording the presidential decree of 1913.
Jaume Ollé, 14 Nov 1998
The diferences in overall ratio are similar here as to the
national flag, and additionally, various
sources have the coat of arms of different size within the cross,
reaching from height bigger than the cross width to height
approximately 2/3 of the cross width.
Željko Heimer, 16 Jun 2001
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This emblem is similar to the flag design and shows
a bible, a cross of gold, 4 Dominican flags and two spears on a pattern
from the flag. there are bracches of olive and palm around the shield and
above on a ribbon is the motto "Dios, Patria, Libertad" meaning
"God, Fatherland, Liberty". Below the shield is another ribbon bearing the
name of the country "República Dominicana".
Dave Martucci, 12 Oct 1999
On the flags page of the Dominican Republic presidential website the arms are quite
The correct spelling of the country name is "República Dominicana"
(with acute on "u"), right? Shouldnʼt there be an acute over "U" in the
arms ribbon as well?
by Željko Heimer, 19 Jun 2001