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According to long-established legend, the red and white flag was designed to resemble the bloodstained white coat worn by the Duke of Austria during a fierce battle. Originally adopted in 1918 as a flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, it was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence.
Two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the centre of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centred in the red band. This is the flag commonly used on land.
There are 35 Flags with the colors red and white in Europe, for example the flags of Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iceland, and Italy.
There are currently 18 countries with red and white national flags: Austria, Indonesia, Latvia, Peru, Monaco, Malta, Poland, Singapore, Canada, Denmark, Bahrain, Georgia, Japan Switzerland, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey and Qatar.
List of all European countries with flag images, names and main information.
Austria’s flag, with its horizontal stripes of red and white, dates back to the 13th century and is one of the oldest national flags in the world. Liechtenstein’s flag, adopted in 1982, features horizontal stripes of blue and red with a crown in the upper left corner, symbolizing the country’s independence and monarchy.
See, the flags of all 51 independent countries of Europe represented in alphabetical order. Always up-to-date information.