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The flag of Wales, the other country of the United Kingdom, is not graphically represented. 1801– United Kingdom See also: List of United Kingdom flags: 1815–1864 United States of the Ionian Islands: 1918–1944 Kingdom of Iceland: The flag of Iceland was adopted in June 1915 to represent Iceland. In June 1944 it became the flag of the ...
A white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and the flag of Suriname in the centre. 1966–1986: Flag of the governor of the Netherlands Antilles: A white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and the flag of the Netherlands Antilles in the centre. 1986–2010
The national flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue Prinsenvlag ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch ...
Country Adoption of current flag design First use of current flag design Last change to current flag design Denmark: 1625 [1] 1219: 1893 (proportions formalized) Netherlands: 1660 [2] 1409: 1937 (colours formalized) United Kingdom: 1 January 1801: 1801: 1801 (merged with Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) Argentina: 27 February 1812: 1812
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
United Kingdom: 19 November 1926 Europe: Northern Europe: 67,184,072 Unitary Commonwealth realm Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the Statute of Westminster 1931. Has four individual nations or constituent countries within the UK: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. All, except for England ...
The countries that comprise the region called the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg) all have comparatively the same toponymy.Place names with Neder, Nieder, Nedre, Nether, Lage(r) or Low(er) (in Germanic languages) and Bas or Inferior (in Romance languages) are in use in low-lying places all over Europe.
Scotland is one of the home nations that forms the United Kingdom. The 'Saltire' is the official national flag. 9th century – Flag of Wales: Wales is one of the home nations that forms the United Kingdom. The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch) is the official national flag. The Welsh dragon has ancient origins, but was first officially flown ...