Dominican Republic culture project

Question

What does the coat of arms on the Domincan Republic flag represent?
also..how would you say coat of arms in spanish?
sorry if I'm doing this incorrectly this is my first post.

Answer 1

I don't know what it represents on the Dominican Republic flag but this site provides the following definition for "coat of arms": "escudo (m) de armas"

Answer 2

See these Wikipedia sites for details about the flag and coat of arms:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg

I hope this is some help to you. I once had a wonderful month long vacation there.

Answer 3

Thank you both very much :]