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Specs plus what each color and emblem means on this flag — tap an element to reveal its meaning.
Proportions
3:5
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#00209F · Pantone 286 CBlue, with red, speaks of the union of Black and mixed-race people in the struggle for freedom.
#D21034 · Pantone 186 CRed and blue come from the French flag, whose white was removed at independence.
Symbols & elements
Borne on the state flag. A royal palm topped with a Phrygian cap of liberty rises above cannon, drums, muskets and anchors, on a green mound. The ribbon reads L'union fait la force — unity makes strength.
Construction details
Proportions 3:5. Two horizontal bands, blue on top, red below. The state flag adds, at the centre on a white panel, the coat of arms: a palm topped by a liberty cap, surrounded by cannons, rifles, flags, a drum and anchors, over the motto 'L'Union Fait La Force'. The civil flag is the plain bicolour.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Haiti
Common conventions
It was born in 1803 when a revolutionary leader tore the white from the French flag, leaving blue and red; his goddaughter sewed the two together.
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