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by Ivan Sache , 27 October 1999
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From Crampton (1989) [cra89]
"The Complete Guide to Flags", page 38, the flag of the
President of Cuba, described as "A blue square with the arms
in the center within 6 white stars."
Randy Young, 30 April 1999
This is correct according to "Album des Pavillons" [pay] , at least at first sight.
However, I have a problem with the berries. This image, as well
as that in "Album des Pavillons", shows red berries
both on the oak (viewer's left) and laurel (viewer's right)
branches. I object that the oak produces brown acorns and not red
berries! The laurel berries are mainly by groups of three,
whereas those of the "Album" are by groups of two only
(symmetrical with the oak "berries"). The cross on the
base of the fasces is green on this image, but red according to
the "Album". To complicate matters, I checked the
"Flaggenbuch" [gfb39],
which shows the presidential flag (1939, so long before Castro)
with only four stars (one in each corner), a smaller
coat-of-arms, including a red cross, an oak branch with acorns
(by groups of two), and a laurel branch with red berries as you
depicted them.
Ivan Sache, 2 May 1999
The Cuban Presidential Flag is not commonly used. I lived 18 years in Cuba and I just learned of its existence through your site. At some point you wonder why is there a change in the Presidential Flag from 4 to 6 stars. I may give you a clue by