Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic

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Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic, svg
Details
Introduced 1844
Heraldic shield National flags
Motto (motto) Dios, patria, libertad

The national coat of arms of the Dominican Republic dates from 1844 and was last modified in the 1930s .

description

Flag of the Dominican Republic

The current variant of the coat of arms shows the flag of the Dominican Republic in the form of a shield.

In front of the shield is a Bible , behind it is a gold cross and six flags. The Dominican flag is the only one in the world with the Bible on it.

To the right of the sign is a palm branch , to the left a laurel branch . The two branches are tied together below the shield with a red ribbon on which the official name of the state is written.

Above the sign is a blue ribbon with the motto of the state in Spanish:

" Dios, patria, libertad "
( God, fatherland, freedom )

literature

  • Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh 1992, ISBN 3-570-01082-1