- Flag of Belgium
Use = 011000
Proportion = 13:15
Adoption =January 23 ,1831
Design = A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red.
Use2 = 100100
Proportion2 = 2:3
Design2 = As above.
Use3 = 000010
Proportion3 = 2:3
Adoption3 =1950
Design3 = As above, defaced by a crown above a lion on the central bar.
Use4 = 000001
Proportion4 = 2:3
Adoption4 =23 February ,1950
Design4 = A yellow saltire on a white field, bordered above and below in red and to the left and right in black, charged on the top with a crown above crossed cannons and on the bottom by a fouled anchor.
Type = NationalThe nationalflag ofBelgium contains three equal vertical bands ofblack (hoist side),yellow , andred ; the vertical design was based on theflag of France , whereas the colours were taken from the colours of theDuchy 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.The flag was adopted
January 23 ,1831 , soon after the Belgians gained their independence from theNetherlands in1830 . 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 in1789 in the thenAustria n Netherlands. The original flag was with horizontal bars, but it was changed to vertical because of the resemblance with the flag of the Netherlands.Article 193 of the
Constitution of Belgium describes the colours of the Belgian Nation as "Red, Yellow and Black" instead of the order used in the above official flag.ee also
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List of Belgian flags External links
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