What does the Haiti Coat of Arms mean?
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. In the center is the coat of arms of Haiti which consists of a palm tree accompanied by several flags. There are two cannons mounted on either side of the palm tree. The banner underneath displays the national motto: L’Union Fait La Force (Unity Makes Strength). The civil flag and ensign lacks the emblem. The red and blue flag is said to have been first created during the country’s revolution against the French; the rebels removed the white stripe from the French tricolore and used that as their flag, only with the stripes flown horizontally instead of vertically, as in the French 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. From May 25, 1964 to February 25, 1986, during the family dictatorship
