The Dominican Flags

The flag of the Dominican Republic was made by founding father Juan Pablo Duarte, and adopted in 1844. It is centered with a white cross that stretches to the edges and divides the flag in four. The color blue is for liberty, red for the blood of heroes, and white for salvation. a small coat of arms rests in the middle of the flag. The Dominican coat of arms features a shield in quartered colors of the flag, with a laurel branch to the left and a palm to the right. The blue ribbon above the shield shows the nations motto: Dios, Patria, Libertad (God, Fatherland, Liberty). At the bottom of the shield, the words Republica Dominicana appear on a red ribbon (The red ribbon is depicted in more recent versions as having its tips pointing upward.) In the middle of the shield, flanked by six spears, is a bible with a small golden cross above it. Beliefs claim that the pages are opened to the gospel of John 8:32, which