The coat of arms of the Dominican Republic a shield in similarly quartered colors as the flag, supported 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 make you free).

The coat of arms appears in the center of the flag of the Dominican Republic.

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• Domninican Republic National Emblem

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