List of Dominican Republic flags

This is a lists of flags used in the Dominican Republic. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of the Dominican Republic.

National flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1865–presentNational Flag with coat of arms, State flag, State ensign, and War ensignA crossed two-colored flag with the country's coat of arms in the center
1849–presentCivil flag and ensign

Standards

FlagDateUseDescription
?–presentPresidential Standard of the Dominican Republic (at Sea)
1930s–1961Personal flag of Rafael Trujillo

Military

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Dominican Armed Forces
Flag of the Dominican Civil Defence

Land Force

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Dominican Army
Standard of the Dominican Army Military Academy

Navy

FlagDateUseDescription
Naval Ensign
Naval jack of the Dominican Navy
Flag of the Naval Academy

Air Force

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Dominican Air Force

Police

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Dominican National Police

Institutional flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic and the Dominican Judiciary System
Flag of the Central Electoral Board
Flag of the Dominican Port Authority
Flag of the General Prosecutor of the Republic

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
1973–presentDominican Liberation Party
2011–presentCountry Alliance
2009–presentCivic Renovation Party
1959-1968Revolutionary Movement on June 14es

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1492–1500Royal Flag of The Crown of Castilequartered banner of arms of Castile, represented by a castle, and León, represented by a lion.
1500–1516Royal Flag of The Crown of Castilethe same design of the previous flag in a slightly different shape.
1516–1785Flag of the Captaincy General of Santo DomingoThe Cross of Burgundy flag represents the Spanish Empire.
1785–1795, 1810–1821, 1861–1865Flag of Santo DomingoA Tricolour of Red, Yellow and Red with the coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. In 1861, general Pedro Santana asked queen Isabella II of Spain to retake control of the Dominican Republic, after a period of only 17 years of independence. Spain, which had not come to terms with the loss of its American colonies 30 years earlier, accepted his proposal and made the country a colony again.
1795–1809Flag of the Saint-DomingueThe tricolour flag of the French First Republic. France came to own the whole island by the Treaty of Basel, as Spain ceded Santo Domingo as a consequence of the French Revolutionary Wars.
1809–1813Flag of Spain under Joseph BonaparteA White Banner with the coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
1821–1822Flag of Spanish HaitiOn 9 February 1822 Jean-Pierre Boyer annexed the Spanish out of the colony of Santo Domingo, which a few months before had proclaimed its independence from Spain (30 November 1821) under the name The Republica del Haiti Español. An attempt to declare its alliance to Gran Colombia, the flag was raised in the early weeks of 1822, but it was short-lived when nine weeks later Boyer had ended the republic.
1822–1844Flag of the Unification of Hispaniola
1822–1844Civil Flag of the Unification of Hispaniola
1838–1844Early flag of the TrinitariaIt was developed from the Haitian flag and was added a white cross in the center. In early version, 17 white stars placed vertically along the hoist, two white stars placed above and below the cross, respectively, and 9 white stars placed vertically along the hoist.
1838–1844Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 2
1838–1844Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 3
1844–1849Flag of the Dominican War of IndependenceIt was developed from the Haitian flag and was added a white cross.
1849–1861Flag of the First Dominican RepublicA crossed two-colored flag with the country's coat of arms in the center
1905–1908Flag of The United StatesThirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 45 white stars on a blue field.
1908–1912Flag of The United StatesThirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 46 white stars on a blue field.
1912–1924Flag of The United StatesThirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 48 white stars on a blue field.

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