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Dominican Republic; Use: State and war flag, state and naval ensign: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: 6 November 1863; 161 years ago (): 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
The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
Below the shield, the words República Dominicana appear on a red ribbon. In the center of the shield, flanked by six spears (three on each side), the front four holding the national flag, is a Bible which is open to John: 8:31–32 with a small golden cross above it. The coat of arms appears in the center of the flag of the Dominican Republic.
Dominican flag. Some of the Dominican Republic's important symbols are the flag, the coat of arms, and the national anthem, titled Himno Nacional. The flag has a large white cross that divides it into four quarters. Two quarters are red and two are blue. Red represents the blood shed by the liberators. Blue expresses God's protection over the ...
Nordic Cross Flag [14] Dominica The cross represents the Trinity [15] Dominican Republic A Bible, the color white stands for salvation [16] El Salvador Dios, Unión, Libertad (God, Union, Liberty) Fiji Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick, dove: Finland Nordic Cross Flag [14] Georgia Jerusalem cross [17]
A Christian cross flag is any flag with a cross or crosses as a central element of its design (as opposed to flags like those of Malta and Serbia, which use crosses as smaller embellishments). It is the oldest flag family. The first flag purported to have such a cross was the flag of Portugal, beginning in around 1100. [2]
Asexual Pride Flag. According to Grand Rapids Pride Center, the asexual pride flag was created in 2010.Each stripe has a specific meaning on the flag. The black stripe represents asexuality, the ...
The five major colors of European heraldry (black, red, green, blue, and purple) are sorted next. Miscellaneous colors (murrey, tan, grey, and pink) are sorted last. Similar colors are grouped together to make navigation of this list practical.