The colors red, white and blue were taken from the US flag, the UK flag and the French revolutionary Tricolore as at that time they were regarded as a symbol of freedom.
Flag Date of Adoption
10 December 1898
Flag Symbolism
red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)