Flag of Dominica

Country

Flag of Dominica uses green field with a cross of three stripes and a central red disc with a parrot. Ratio 1:2, current adoption November 3, 1990 and design credited to Alwin Bully.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Dominica
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Commonwealth of Dominica
Identifier	DM / DMA
Region	Caribbean

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 3, 1990
First Documented Use	1978
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, Yellow, Black, White, Red, Purple
Designer	Alwin Bully
Construction	Green field with a cross of three stripes and a central red disc with a parrot

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green	#006B3F	0, 107, 63	100, 0, 41, 58
Yellow	#FCD116	252, 209, 22	0, 17, 91, 1
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Red	#D41C30	212, 28, 48	0, 87, 77, 17
Purple	#722F8E	rgb(114, 47, 142)	cmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 44%)

Design and Symbolism

Green	the lush vegetation of the island.
Yellow	sunshine, the main crops and the original Carib and Arawak people.
Black	the fertile soil and the African heritage.
White	the clear rivers and the purity of aspiration.
Red	social justice.
Purple	the plumage of the Sisserou parrot, found nowhere else on earth.
Sisserou parrot	The national bird, found only on Dominica — the only national flag in the world to use the colour purple.
Ten green stars	The ten parishes of the island.
Cross	The Trinity and Christian faith.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Dominica

Green field with a cross of three stripes and a central red disc with a parrot The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with cross with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Dominica is Green (#006B3F), Yellow (#FCD116), Black (#000000), White (#FFFFFF), Red (#D41C30) and Purple (#722F8E). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Sisserou parrot: The national bird, found only on Dominica — the only national flag in the world to use the colour purple; Ten green stars: The ten parishes of the island; Cross: The Trinity and Christian faith.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1978. The adoption field for the present record is November 3, 1990. The designer is recorded as Alwin Bully.

Additional flag context

This is the only national flag in the world that uses purple, and it does so for a single reason: the plumage of the Sisserou parrot, which lives nowhere else on earth.

The parrot faces the hoist, which means it faces left as you look at it — heraldic convention, since a charge facing the fly is considered to be turning away.

The flag was adopted at independence in 1978 and revised twice afterwards, in 1981 and 1990, mostly over the direction the parrot faces and the shade of green.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Green field with a cross of three stripes and a central red disc with a parrot, a 1:2 proportion and the visible sisserou parrot. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Dominica — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Dominica

Dominica is recorded as green field with a cross of three stripes and a central red disc with a parrot.
The reference proportion for the flag of Dominica is 1:2.
The stored palette for Dominica contains Green, Yellow, Black, White, Red and Purple.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 3, 1990.
The design record traces first use to 1978.
Alwin Bully is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the cross with a central emblem design family in this library.
Sisserou parrot: The national bird, found only on Dominica — the only national flag in the world to use the colour purple.
Ten green stars: The ten parishes of the island.
This is the only national flag in the world that uses purple, and it does so for a single reason: the plumage of the Sisserou parrot, which lives nowhere else on earth.
The parrot faces the hoist, which means it faces left as you look at it — heraldic convention, since a charge facing the fly is considered to be turning away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Dominica

What does the flag of Dominica look like?

Green field with a cross of three stripes and a central red disc with a parrot, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Dominica?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Dominica?

The reference palette lists Green #006B3F, Yellow #FCD116, Black #000000, White #FFFFFF, Red #D41C30 and Purple #722F8E.

What do the symbols on the flag of Dominica represent?

Sisserou parrot — The national bird, found only on Dominica — the only national flag in the world to use the colour purple. Ten green stars — The ten parishes of the island. Cross — The Trinity and Christian faith.

When was the present flag record for Dominica adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 3, 1990.

Who designed the flag of Dominica?

The designer is recorded as Alwin Bully.

Which design family does the flag of Dominica belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with cross with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.