Flag of the Dominican Republic (ratio 5 to 8)

The flag of the Dominican Republic represents the Dominican Republic and, together with the coat of arms and the national anthem, has the status of a national symbol. The blue on the flag stands for liberty, the white for salvation, and the red for the blood of heroes. The

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follows the same design, but without the charge in the center. The flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte.

Description

As described by Article 21 of the Dominican Constitution, the flag features a centered white cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four

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s; 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. 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 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). It is one of 28 national flags to contain overtly Christian symbols. Additionally, along with

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, Ecuador,

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, and Venezuela, it is one of only seven national flags whose design incorporates a depiction of the flag itself.

Presidential Standard

Other flags

Historical

Gallery

File:Dominican Day Parade 2019 (50335870922).jpg, Dominicans in New York Dominican parade holding flags. File:DOMREP-s-dom-panteon-innen.jpg, Dominican flags at the

National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic The National Pantheon was built from 1714 to 1746 by the Spaniard Geronimo Quezada y Garçon and was originally a Jesuit church. The structure was constructed in the neoclassic-renaissance style. Today, the structure stands as a national symbol ...

. File:Protestas dominicanas en Santo Domingo 2020.jpg, Dominican protesting during the

2020 Dominican Republic protests The 2020 protests in the Dominican Republic, also known as the youth movement, comprise a series of massive congregations, both in the Dominican Republic and internationally, which took place from Sunday, February 16 to Thursday, March 12. of 2 ...

at the Flag Square of Santo Domingo. File:Desfile Militar Dominicano de 2019.jpg, Dominican Army marching on Dominican Independence Day with flags. File:Dominican Republic students.jpg, Students with the 1844 Dominican Flag. File:Dominican people at Dominican parade, New York City.jpg, alt=, New York City Police Department holding the Dominican flag at the

Dominican Day Parade The Dominican Day Parade in New York City is a parade organized by Americans of Dominican origin. The event started in 1982 as a local celebration with concerts and cultural events in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. Organized by Domi ...

. File:Dominican Republic People.JPG, Dominicans with flag in Hermanas Mirabal province.

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