In my home we have two of these. My family does not value things as it is useless to do, and we don't have our family pictures as they were left in Dominican Republic. The only most valuable possessions is a flag like this one. It had the strings at the side and the geometry is not one hundred percent lined up. However there are a few key differences from this. One if you touch it it will turn to dust. Two years ago I touched the flag and the string just turned to dust. That's how old it is. That is another reason why I did not use the original for the picture as I'm afraid to damage it. If what my parents tell me is correct then the origin flag is from my dad's father(grandfather). Who's over one hundred years old if he was alive right now. My grandmother is around ninety years old, and my father is forty five. (He won’t say) My dad was the last son of my grandparents. My dad came to the USA because he was paid like three hundred dollars a month in Dominican Republic and is clearly not enough money to eat. My Mother lives around the same city as my dad in Dominican Republic and they got to know each other in college. My dad then started a business here after many difficulties. He even had to sleep inside his own store. 

– Jeremy Basilis

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