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Encyclopedia > Flag of Belgium
The state and war flag. Ratio: 13:15
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Image:FIAV 24.png The state and war flag. Ratio: 13:15
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Image:FIAV 36.png The civil flag and ensign. Ratio: 2:3
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The national flag of Belgium contains three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red; the vertical design was based on the flag of France, whereas the colours were taken from the colours of the duchy of Brabant. When riots were starting as result of the Belgian revolution against the Dutch domination, a civil guard was established which wore the colours of Brabant. Its unusual proportions (13:15) are of unknown origin. Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... FIAV usage code 24 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Belgium Flag of San Marino Flag of Pakistan Flag of Monaco Flag of Swaziland Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Categories: GFDL images ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... FIAV usage code 36 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Denmark Flag of Finland Flag of Belgium Flag of South Africa Flag of Austria Flag of Norway Flag of Bolivia Flag of the Dominican Republic Flag of Ecuador Flag... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium. ... FIAV usage code 01 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Denmark Flag terminology Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Categories: GFDL images ... Image File history File links Government_Ensign_of_Belgium. ... Image File history File links Government_Ensign_of_Belgium. ... FIAV usage code 02 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag terminology Categories: GFDL images ... The tricolour flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... BLACK is a first-person shooter for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, developed by Criterion Software and published by Electronic Arts. ... Builders hoist, with small petrol engine Hoist or hoist can mean:- A verb meaning to lift. In flag terminology, the half of a flag nearest to the flagpole. ... Yellow is any color of light that stimulates both the red and green cone cells of the retina, but not the blue cone cells. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The national flag of France (Vexillological symbol: , known in French as drapeau tricolore, drapeau bleu-blanc-rouge, drapeau français, rarely, le tricolore and, in military parlance, les couleurs) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red. ... Historically, Brabant has been the name of several administrative entities in the Low Countries with quite different geographical extent: as Carolingian shire (pagus Bracbatensis), located between the rivers Scheldt and Dijle (between 9th-11th century); as landgraviat: the part of the shire between the rivers Dender and Dijle (from 1085...


The flag was adopted January 23, 1831, soon after the Belgians gained their independence from the Netherlands in 1830. The flag had played an important role during the revolt, where the colours of the flag served as a reminder of an older flag with horizontal bands used during a previous revolt in 1789 in the then Austrian Netherlands. The original flag was with horizontal bars, but it was changed to vertical because of the resemblance with the flag of the Netherlands. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


Article 193 of the Belgian Constitution describes the colours of the Belgian Nation as Red, Yellow and Black instead of the order used in the above official flag.


See also

This is a list of flags used in Belgium // National Flag Royal Standard Government Military Sub-national Regions and Communities Provinces ...

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Screenshot of the Flags of the World website Official flag Flags of the World (or FOTW) is the Internets largest website devoted to vexillology, containing comprehensive information about all kinds of flags. ...

Flags of Europe

Flag of: Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Republic of Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • Vatican City This is a list of flags used in Europe. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of the Republic of Macedonia represents a rising yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field. ... Flag of Montenegro (2004-present) The flag of Montenegro was changed on July 12th 2004 by the Parliament of Montenegro into a red banner bearing the coat of arms adopted in 1993. ... The flag of Serbia is a tricolour with Pan-Slavic colors. ...

Territories: Åland • Faroe Islands • Gibraltar • Guernsey • Jan Mayen • Jersey • Isle of Man • Svalbard Flag of Ã…land The flag of Ã…land points to the location of the islands - it is the Swedish flag with an additional red cross symbolising Finland. ...

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