Flag of the Dominican Republic

Flag of the Dominican Republic
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	2: 3
Officially accepted:	November 6, 1863

The flag of the Dominican Republic shows a white cross in front of a blue and red square , in the center of the white cross it bears the coat of arms of the Dominican Republic . It is derived from the flag of the secret revolutionary society La Trinitaria . This society, formed and led by Juan Pablo Duarte in 1838 , liberated the Dominican Republic from the rule of Haiti .

Despite the war against his neighbors, Duarte took the blue and red flag of Haiti as a model for his flag of freedom, the colors of which were in turn derived from the French tricolor .

Duarte based the colors on the following symbols:

• Red symbolizes the blood of the people that was shed in battle
• Blue stands for eternal freedom
• The white cross, based on the Trinitarian order , stands for the victims of the population during the freedom struggle

This freedom flag was later changed and given a cross through it. Finally, on November 6, 1844, the blue and red rectangles at the flying end were replaced and today's design was officially established. After another phase of Spanish rule, the flag was restored on September 14, 1863.

The proportions of the flag are not specified, the figures vary between 2: 3, 5: 8 and 15:23, so they are all around 2: 3

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  ^? Commercial flag at sea,
  aspect ratio approx. 2: 3

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  ^? Naval war flag
  aspect ratio 1: 2

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  ^? Historic flag until 1844

Trivia

• The flag of the Dominican Republic is the only national flag in the world that has a Bible depicted on it.
• The Saarland flag from 1947 to 1956 was also based on the French tricolor and showed strong similarities to the historical flag up to 1844.

literature

• W. Smith, O. Neubecker: The signs of the people and peoples: Our world in flags and flags .
  Reich Verlag Luzern, 1975, ISBN 3-7243-0115-4

Web links

• Flags of the World : Dominican Republic (English)