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Originally Posted by tjmurray
Even though I'm Dominican/American, I would have to vote for Mexico as having the most beautiful flag. I think it should win, not so much for its physical appearence, but for the story behind the emblem of an eagle holding a snake in its claws.
The Aztec legend said that they should establish their city on the spot where they saw an eagle on a cactus, eating a snake. While searching, they found this on a lake island and founded Tenochtitlan, or present day Mexico City. That's a pretty cool legend.
And at least there's no bible or cross like in the Dominican Flag.
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Pagans believes, the Mexican flag colors are too lame, and the only different from the Italian flag is the "Coat of Arms" not original for my taste.
In the contrary the Dominican flag is colorful and beautifully designed, it has a Holy Bible and the Cross of Christ.
Read the descriptions of the Our flag:
The coat of arms of the Dominican Republic features a shield in similarly quartered colors as the flag, supported by a bay laurel branch (left) and a palm frond (right); above the shield, a blue ribbon displays the national motto: Dios, Patria, Libertad (God, Fatherland, Liberty). Below the shield, the words República Dominicana appear on a red ribbon (more recent versions, this red ribbon is depicted as having its tips and tassels flexed upward). In the center of the shield, flanked by three spears (two of them holding Dominican banners) on each side, is a Bible with a small golden cross above it, which is opened (according to popular belief) to the Gospel of John, 8:32, which reads Y la verdad os hará libre (And the truth shall set you free).
The coat of arms appears in the center of the flag of the Dominican Republic.