Flag of Dominica

Commonwealth of Dominica

Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	3 November 1978 (last modified 3 November 1990)
Design	A green field with the centred cross of three bands: the vertical part is: yellow, black and white and the horizontal part is: yellow, black and white and the red disk superimposed at the centre of the cross bearing a purple Sisserou Parrot facing the hoist-side encircled by ten green five-pointed stars.
Designed by	Alwin Bully
Use	Presidential Standard
Design	A green field with the coat of arms of Dominica at the centre

The flag of Dominica was adopted on 3 November 1978, with some small changes having been made in 1981, 1988, and 1990. The original flag was designed by playwright Alwin Bully in early 1978 as the country prepared for independence.^[1]

It is one of the few flags of sovereign states to contain purple.