Dominican Republic Flag

The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean island between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea just east of Haiti. Santo Domingo is the largest city and the capital of the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic national flag features a white cross, centered on the Dominican Republic flag. The vertical white line of the cross extends from the top edge to the bottom edge of the flag of the Dominican Republic and the centered horizontal line extends for the edge of the left to the right edge. This white cross divides the flag of the Dominican Republic into four equal rectangles. The colors of the Dominican Republic nation flag are white, blue, and red. The blue color on Dominican Republic flag are on the top left, hoist side triangle and bottom right, or fly triangle on the Dominican Republic Flags. The red triangles on the Dominican Republic flag are on the upper right fly section and the lower left or hoist section.

Centered on the white cross on a Dominican Republic flag is the Dominican Republic coat of arms. The coat of arms is on the national flag of Dominican Republic, state flag and their war flag. There is a palm frond on the right and a bay laurel branch on the left, which support the shield on the coat of arms. A blue ribbon above the shield on the flag Dominican Republic has the words ‘Dios, Patria, Libertad’, which stands for ‘God, Fatherland, and Liberty’. According to Dominican Republic flag history, the red ribbon below the shield has the words ‘Repúlica Dominicana’ printed on it. In the shields center is an open Bible with a cross above the bible, flanked by six spears, three on each side. Two spears on each side hold the Dominican banners. When learning about a Dominican Republic flag, the opened bible reads ‘Y la verdad nos hara libre’ which means ‘and the truth shall set you free’.

What are the meaning of colors on the Dominican Republic flag? The white cross on the Dominican Republic flag represents the peoples sacrifices. The blue color on Dominican Republic flags symbolize liberty and the red represents fire and also the blood shed during the Domician Republics struggle for independence. When was the Dominican Republic flag adopted? After obtaining their independence from Haiti, the Dominican Republic officially adopted their Dominican Republic flag on November 6, 1844.