Original Vintage World War One era Republic of Haiti Civil Ensign Cotton Linen Stick Flag Circa 1910-1920.
The flag measures 16” X 11”
The pole measures 32”
The Civil Ensign of The Republic of Haiti was adopted in 1820 and was used until 1964. It was again re-adopted in 1986 and is used today. The first purely Haitian flag was adopted on 18 May 1803, on the last day of the Congress of Arcahaie, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Port-au-Prince. Haitian lore holds that the newly appointed revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines created the flag by taking a French tricolor and ripping out the white center, which he discarded. He then asked Catherine Flon, his god-daughter, to sew the remaining bands together. The white pale removed, the blue was taken to represent Haiti's Black African citizens and the red the gens de couleur. The story is widely known in Haiti: the anniversary of the date is celebrated as the Flag and Universities Day and images of Catherine Flon have appeared on Haitian currency and stamps.
