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–presentFlag of the Dominican RepublicA crossed two-colored flag with the country's coat of arms in the center
Civil ensign

Historical flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1492–1795, 1809-1821Flag of the Captaincy General of Santo DomingoThe Cross of Burgundy flag represents the Spanish Empire.
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.
1821-1822Flag of Spanish Haiti.On 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
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
1861-1865Flag of Santo Domingo.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.

Military flags
FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Military of the Dominican Republic
Flag of the Dominican Army
Flag of the Dominican Air Force
Naval Ensign
Naval jack of the Dominican Navy
Flag of the Dominican National Police
Flag of the Dominican Civil Defence

See also

References
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