The flag of Dominica
The flag of Dominica
A green field with a centred cross of three stripes — yellow, black and white — and a red disc at the centre bearing a purple sisserou parrot ringed by ten green stars.
Ratio 1:2 · current design adopted 1990
Dominica is the only country with purple on its national flag, and the purple is there for a strictly ornithological reason — the sisserou, or imperial amazon, has purple plumage and lives nowhere else on earth. The bird has been redrawn three times since 1978, most recently in 1990, and once briefly faced the wrong way, which was corrected in 1988. The flag is easily confused with nothing at all, which is unusual for a Caribbean flag. Fewer than 250 sisserou are thought to survive in the wild.
What the colours mean
- Green
#006B3FThe island's forests - Yellow
#FCD116Sunshine, citrus and bananas, and the Kalinago people - Black
#000000The rich soil, and African heritage - White
#FFFFFFClear rivers and waterfalls, and purity of aspiration - Red
#D41C30Social justice - Purple
#9C4E97The sisserou parrot's plumage
Flag laws usually specify a Pantone chip, a CMYK mix or just a colour name. Converting any of those to sRGB is lossy, which is why published hex values disagree.
The symbols on it
| What | What it stands for |
|---|---|
| Sisserou parrot | Dominica's national bird, endemic and endangered; it appears on no other flag |
| Ten stars | The ten parishes |
- Ratio
- 1:2
- Current design adopted
- 1990
- Colours
- green, yellow, black, white, red, purple
Common questions
- What does the flag of Dominica look like?
- A green field with a centred cross of three stripes — yellow, black and white — and a red disc at the centre bearing a purple sisserou parrot ringed by ten green stars.
- What do the colours of the Dominica flag mean?
- Green: the island's forests. Yellow: sunshine, citrus and bananas, and the Kalinago people. Black: the rich soil, and African heritage. White: clear rivers and waterfalls, and purity of aspiration. Red: social justice. Purple: the sisserou parrot's plumage.
- When was the Dominica flag adopted?
- The current design dates from 1990, and its official ratio is 1:2.
Related pages
- Dominica Capital, area, population and currency
- Every flag with green in it
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- The flag of Italy Ratio 2:3
- The flag of Mexico Ratio 4:7
- The flag of Ireland Ratio 1:2
- The flag of South Africa Ratio 2:3
- The flag of Jamaica Ratio 1:2
- The flag of Pakistan Ratio 2:3
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))