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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.
Zeljko Heimer, 12 Dec 1995
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
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).
Zeljko Heimer, 16 Jun 2001
On government and military flags
there is the state’s coat of arms in the
middle of the cross.
Zeljko 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.
Zeljko 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