Flag of Dominican Republic
The Dominican Constitution says that the flag of the Dominican Republic has a white cross in the centre; the arms of the cross get to the sides of the flag and divides the flag into four rectangles —the left rectangles are blue (top) and red (bottom), and the right ones are red (top) and blue (bottom). The width of the white cross is half the height of one of the rectangles.[1]
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| Use | State and war flag, state and naval ensign   |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 6 November 1863 |
| Design | A white Saint George's Cross with the national coat of arms in the centre that divides the flag into four rectangles, blue and red at the top and red and blue at the bottom |
| Designed by | Juan Pablo Duarte |
 Variant flag of Dominican Republic | |
| Use | Civil flag and ensign  |
| Design | Quarterly, the first and fourth quarters blue and the second and third quarters red, with a white Saint George's Cross overall |
The National Flag, like the state and war flags of other Latin American countries, has a small coat of arms in the centre of the white cross but there is not a coat of arms in the ensign (the flag used by commercial ships).
The Dominican flag was created the first day of Independence (27 February 1844); it was created from the Haitian flag[2] but with a white cross; that is, two blue rectangles on the top and two red rectangles on the bottom. The colors are from the French flag. That was the First National Flag.
The first Dominican Constitution of 6 November 1844 did not say anything about the distribution of the rectangles but from the start the flag was represented with alternation of the colors (that is, blue and red on top and red and blue on bottom);[3] this is the Second National Flag. Only the Constitution of 1908 is specific about the color distribution.[4]
Civil flag and ensign
First National Flag
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Flag Of Dominican Republic Media
Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
The white space's width is equal to half the width of a blue or red area.
forma en que se dobla y guarda la bandera dominicana
Dominican flag on a coffin. When the Dominican flag is placed on a coffin, the blue quarter attached to the edge of the halyard should be placed over the deceased's left arm.
When the flag is flown next to another, it must always be on the right (left of the observer looking at it from the front).Examples:(1) On a speaker's podium.(2) On a public building.
When the flag is displayed horizontally on a wall, balcony, etc., it shall be hung so that the upper blue quarter, (upper hoist) attached to the right edge of the halyard, is to the observer's left. When the flag is displayed vertically, the upper blue quarter, attached to the thick edge of the halyard, shall be to the observer's left.
Hoisting and Lowering of the Flag on Occasion of Mourning :(1) When the flag is to be flown at half-mast, it shall first be raised to the top and then lowered to the half-mast position.(2) When it is to be lowered, it shall be hoisted to the top and then lowered.
Flag with the cross of Burgundy (saltire). Also named Cross of Burgundy flag. It was used in the Catholic Monarchy and in its viceroyalties such as New Spain and Peru. It was also used by Spain as a military or king's personal flag. Used by the Carlist movement.
Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931)
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References
- ↑ Asamblea Nacional. "Constitución Política de la República Dominicana de 2002" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Martucci, Dave (1999). "Historical flags of the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ↑ Matos González, Ramiro (1996). La Bandera y el Escudo Dominicano (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Editora Corripio. pp. 277–280.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Marcano, José. "La Bandera de la República Dominicana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-06-29.
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