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The flag on the Belgian Federal Parliament building. As Belgium is a federal state, the flag of Belgium and the flags of the communities or regions in principle occupy the same rank. [1] Nonetheless, when flags are raised and lowered or carried in a procession, the national flag takes precedence over all the others. [1] The order of precedence ...
Flag Date Use Description 1831–present: Civil ensign of Belgium: A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio. 1950–present: State ensign of Belgium: A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red defaced by a lion rampant ensigned by a crown, both sable (black), the lion armed and langued gules (red).
Article 193 of the Belgian Constitution is dedicated to specifying the national flag, colours, coat of arms, and motto. It says the following: "The Belgian nation takes red, yellow and black as colours, and as state coat of arms the Belgian lion with the motto Unity makes strength." [1]
The flag of Belgium. Le drapeau belge (French pronunciation: [lə dʁapo bɛlʒ], "The Belgian Flag") is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 79, in 1917. The words are by the Belgian poet Émile Cammaerts. The poem reflects on the wartime meaning of the colours of the Belgian flag.
Flag of Belgium; Air Force Ensign of Belgium; Army Flag of Belgium; Naval Ensign of Belgium; State Ensign of Belgium; Flag of Belize; Flag of Berlin; Flag of Bhutan; Flag of the Black Banner Organization; State flag of Bolivia; Flag of Botswana; Flag of British Columbia; Standard of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (1871–1906) Flag ...
Colors white and gold, related to the two metals of European heraldry (argent and or) are sorted first. The five major colors of European heraldry (black, red, green, blue, and purple) are sorted next. Miscellaneous colors (murrey, tan, grey, and pink) are sorted last. Similar colors are grouped together to make navigation of this list practical.
For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller states, prominent among them being the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, the Duchy of Brabant, the County of Flanders, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the County of Namur, the County of Hainaut and the County of Luxembourg.
Flag of the Municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe: Quartered of white and green. [6] 1930s–Present Flag of the City of Brussels: Two equally long strips of green and red with a yellow St Michael's at the centre. [7] Flag of the Municipality of Etterbeek: Two equally long strips of blue and white. [8] Flag of the Municipality of Evere