Flag of the Dominican Republic

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The Flag of the Dominican Republic is a national flag featuring a centered white cross dividing blue and red quarters, with the country’s coat of arms at the center, symbolizing its heritage, faith, and independence.

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Flag of the Dominican Republic canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adoptedOn 1844-11-06
associatedWith Dominican independence movement
blueSymbolism liberty
bottomLeftCantonColor red
bottomRightCantonColor blue
category Flags displaying the Bible
Flags of North America
Flags with crosses
containsElement Bible
cross
laurel branches
national shield
palm branches
containsText Dios, Patria, Libertad
country Dominican Republic
creator Juan Pablo Duarte
designFeature blue quarters
centered white cross
national coat of arms at center
red quarters
governmentBodyResponsible government of the Dominican Republic
surface form: Government of the Dominican Republic
hasAspectRatio 2:3
hasProportion 2:3
introducedInCentury 19th century
legalStatus defined in Dominican constitution
nationalMottoOnCoatOfArms Dios, Patria, Libertad
officialLanguageOfInscription Spanish
orientation white cross extends to edges
redSymbolism blood of patriots
regulatesUse Dominican law
relatedSymbol coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
surface form: Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
religiousSymbolism Christianity
status in use
symbolizes faith
heritage
independence
topLeftCantonColor blue
topRightCantonColor red
uniqueFeature only national flag with a Bible depicted
usedAs civil flag
state flag
war flag
usesColors blue
red
white
whiteSymbolism salvation

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Flags of North America includesFlagOf Flag of the Dominican Republic