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Flag of Dominica

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Not to be confused withFlag of the Dominican Republic.
Commonwealth of Dominica
UseNational flag andensignSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion1:2
Adopted3 November 1978(last modified 3 November 1990)
DesignA green field with the centred cross of three bands: the vertical part is: yellow, black and white and the horizontal part is: yellow, black and white and the red disk superimposed at the centre of the cross bearing a purple Sisserou Parrot facing the hoist-side encircled by ten green five-pointed stars.
Designed byAlwin Bully
UsePresidential Standard
DesignA green field with thecoat of arms of Dominica at the centre
Building inRoseau with flag

Thenational flag ofDominica was adopted on 3 November 1978, with some small changes having been made in 1981, 1988, and 1990. The original flag was designed by playwrightAlwin Bully in early 1978 as the country prepared for independence.[1]

It is one of the fewflags of sovereign states to contain purple.[2]

History and design

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Variant using a light green shade

The flag, adopted in 1978, features thenational bird emblem, thesisserou parrot (Amazona imperialis), which also appears on thecoat of arms of Dominica as twosupporters in theachievement, granted on 21 July 1961. This parrot, endemic to Dominica, is an endangered species with a population of only 250–350 individuals.[3]

The green field represents the lush vegetation of the island. The cross represents theTrinity andChristianity, with its three colours symbolising the natives, the fertile soil, and the pure water. The 10 green five-pointed stars stand for the country's 10parishes: (St Andrew,St David,St George,St John,St Joseph,St Luke,St Mark,St Patrick,St Paul, andSt Peter), while the red disc stands for justice.

Thesisserou parrot is sometimes coloured either blue or purple parrot (the parrot's actual colour). The use ofpurple makes the flag of Dominica one of the fewflags of sovereign states to contain the colour.

The flag of Dominica, along with other national symbols, was the focus of a government-sponsored "Emblems Week" in 2016. An initiative of the independence committee, Emblems Week is aimed at reflecting on the meaning of the national emblems, and promoting their use among members of the general public and particularly among the country's schools.[4]

Historical designs

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FlagUseDescription
Flag used 1493–1500Flag of Castile and León
Flag used 1500–16
Flag used 1516–1627Flag of Spain
Flag used 1627–35Flag of England
Flag used 1635–60Flag of France
Flag used 1715–63 and 1778–84
Flag used 1763–78 and 1784–1801TheUnion Jack
Flag used 1801–75
Flag used 1875–1940Flag of the British Leeward Islands
Flag used 1875–1940Flag of thegovernor of Leeward Islands
Flag used 1940–53Flag of the British Windward Islands
Flag used 1940–53Flag of thegovernor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands
Flag used 1953–58Flag of the British Windward Islands
Flag used 1953–58Flag of the governor-in-chief of the British Windward Islands
Flag used 1955–65
Flag used 1958–62Flag of the West Indies Federation
Flag used 1965–78
Flag used 1965–78Flag of thegovernor of Dominica
Flag used 1978–81
Flag used 1981–88
Flag used 1988–90
Flag used 1990–presentA green field with the centred cross of three bands: the vertical part is: yellow, black and white and the horizontal part is: yellow, black and white and the red disk superimposed at the centre of the cross bearing a purple Sisserou Parrot facing the hoist-side encircled by ten green five-pointed stars.

References

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  1. ^"Today is Flag Day in Dominica".Dominica News Online. 19 October 2011. Archived fromthe original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved18 December 2014.
  2. ^"The most and least commonly used colours in national flags".Harrison Flagpoles.
  3. ^"Amazona imperialis"Archived 2014-09-13 at theWayback Machine, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ^Dominica, GIS."Dominica Observes First Ever 'Emblems Week'".www.news.gov.dm.Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved2 May 2018.

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