Flag of Haiti 459115 218616140 2008-06-11T12:46:29Z TXiKiBoT 3171782 robot Adding: [[sq:Flamuri i Haitit]] [[Image:Flag of Haiti.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Image:FIAV 011011.svg|23px]] Flag ratio: 3:5]] [[Image:Flag of Haiti (civil).svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Image:FIAV 100100.svg|23px]] Civil flag. Flag ratio: 3:5]] [[Image:Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg|thumb|right|250px|Haiti flag, 1964–1986.]] [[Image:Civil Flag of Haiti 1964.png|thumb|right|250px|Flag of the [[Empire of Haiti]]]] [[Image:Kingdom of Haiti flag (1811).gif|thumb|right|250px|Flag of the [[Kingdom of Haiti]]]] The '''[[flag]] of [[Haiti]]''' was adopted on [[February 25]], [[1986]]. The flag is divided into two [[rectangles]] going across horizontally. The top half is [[blue]] and the bottom is [[red]]. Since 1843 the flag for official and state use has had the [[coat of arms of Haiti]] on a white panel in the center. The coat of arms depicts a trophy of weapons ready to defend freedom, and a royal palm for independence. The palm is topped by the Cap of Liberty. The national motto is on a white scroll reading ''L'Union Fait La Force'' ("Unity Makes Strength"). The [[civil flag|civil flag and ensign]] lacks the emblem. The blue and red of the flag were retained after a French ''[[Flag of France|Tricolore]]'' was torn up by the revolutionary [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] in 1803. The two parts were stitched together horizontally to make a new flag. At the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin, it was found that Haiti and Liechtenstein were using the same flag, which led to a crown's being added to the [[flag of Liechtenstein]]. A rival flag of vertical black and red panels was used at various times, most recently in the period from [[May 25]] [[1964]] to [[February 25]] [[1986]], during the [[family dictatorship]] of [[François Duvalier|François]] and [[Jean-Claude Duvalier]]. ==See also== *[[Gallery of bicolor flags]] *[[Gallery of flags by design#Flag|Gallery of flags by design: Flag]] *[[Gallery of flags with weapons]] ==External links== * The Louverture Project: [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Flag_of_Haiti Flag of Haiti] {{Flags of North America}} {{nationalflags}} {{flag-stub}} {{Haiti-stub}} [[Category:National flags|Haiti]] [[Category:Haitian culture]] [[Category:National symbols of Haiti]] [[bs:Zastava Haitija]] [[bg:Национално знаме на Хаити]] [[ca:Bandera d'Haití]] [[cs:Haitská vlajka]] [[cy:Baner Haiti]] [[de:Flagge Haitis]] [[el:Σημαία της Αϊτής]] [[es:Bandera de Haití]] [[fr:Drapeau de Haïti]] [[hr:Zastava Haitija]] [[bpy:হাইতির ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Haiti]] [[it:Bandiera haitiana]] [[he:דגל האיטי]] [[lt:Haičio vėliava]] [[hu:Haiti zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Haïti]] [[ja:ハイチの国旗]] [[no:Haitis flagg]] [[pl:Flaga Haiti]] [[pt:Bandeira do Haiti]] [[ru:Флаг Гаити]] [[sq:Flamuri i Haitit]] [[simple:Flag of Haiti]] [[sk:Vlajka Haiti]] [[sr:Застава Хаитија]] [[fi:Haitin lippu]] [[sv:Haitis flagga]] [[zh:海地國旗]]