NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of the Dominican Republic

The flag of the Dominican Republic, as described by Article 96 of the Dominican Constitution, features a centered white cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles —the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue. In the state and war flag and ensign, a small coat of arms featuring a shield 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 (God, Fatherland, 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 -see image below-). 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, which is opened (according to popular belief) to the Gospel of John, 8:32, which reads Y la verdad nos hará libre (And the truth shall set you free). Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links FIAV_011011. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links FIAV_100100. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that the section intro from the article Civil flag be merged into this article or section. ... A white rose. ... In geometry, a rectangle is defined as a quadrilateral where all four of its angles are right angles. ... YOU SUCK!!!!! ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625â€“750 nm. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Binomial name Laurus nobilis L. The Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae), also known as True Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, or just Laurel, is an evergreen tree or large shrub reaching 10â€“18 m tall, native to the Mediterranean region. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (also known as Palmae or Palmaceae), the palm family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order Arecales. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...

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* Territories also in or commonly reckoned elsewhere in the Americas (North America). A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands The Flag of the British Virgin Islands was adopted on November 15, 1960. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The flag of the Cayman Islands was adopted in 1959. ... The United States flag is official on Navassa Island. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The Flag of the Netherlands Antilles is white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flags hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern... Flag of Puerto Rico (1995 - present) Flag of Puerto Rico (1952 - 1995) Pro-independence Flag (1892) The Flag of Puerto Rico was designed in 1894. ... The coat of arms of Saint-BarthÃ©lemy The flag of Saint-BarthÃ©lemy consists of the islands coat of arms centered on a white field. ... The flag of the Saint Martin, is a unofficial flag for a Overseas collectivity of France located in the Caribbean. ... The local flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is blue with a yellow ship, said to be the Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint-Pierre on 15 June 1536. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands is similar to the flags of other British dependencies and colonies as it has the Union Flag in the upper hoist-side corner. ... Flag of the U.S. Virgin Islands The flag of the United States Virgin Islands was adopted in 1922. ... A transcontinental nation is a country belonging to more than one continent. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Categories: National symbols of the Dominican Republic | National flags | Flag stubs The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark, is the oldest state flag still in use. ... This gallery of sovereign-state flags shows the flags of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This overview contains the flags of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ... This gallery contains the flags of states that were (at least de facto) independent in the past. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... This gallery of sovereign state coats of arms shows the coat of arms of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This overview shows the coat of arms of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the coats of arms of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ...