Haiti Flag

How to identify it

Blue over red with a white panel in the centre carrying a coat of arms of a palm tree, cannons and flags.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The blue-over-red flag with the arms was restored in February 1986 and confirmed by the 1987 constitution.

History of the design

It replaced the black-and-red Duvalier-era flag. The white panel carries a palm, trophy of arms and the motto L’Union fait la Force.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Liechtenstein

  Liechtenstein places a gold crown at the upper left; Haiti centres a white panel containing its coat of arms.

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