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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 of the County of Flanders: A yellow flag with a black lion in the center. 900–1477 [2] Flag of the County of Hainaut: A yellow quartered banner with black and red lions. 1183–1794 [2] Flag of the Duchy of Brabant: A golden lion on a black field. 1482–1714 [2] Flag of Spanish Netherlands: A white flag with the cross of Burgundy. 1482 ...
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]
Flag of Belgium See also: List of Belgian flags: Black, gold and red are symbolic of the country's coat of arms. The three-striped vertical layout was inspired by the French Tricolour. Black and gold were chosen, being the colours of the Duchy of Brabant where the Belgian Revolution started. Red was added as a symbol of the blood spilled during ...
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.
Marie Abts-Ermens (10 April 1767 in Kortenberg – 11 September 1853 in Brussels) was a Belgian seamstress, best remembered for sewing together the first version of the Flag of Belgium on 26 August 1830. [1] [2] [3] On May 8, 1802, she married François Abts, a ribbon maker residing at the Grand-Place in Brussels, who was ten years younger than ...
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
The current flag was proposed in 2014 to match the region's new logo. [3] The stated reason was an evolution of the city's public image, and to maintain a unity in the symbols used by the city. [4] The decision to change the flag, already a clear symbol of Brussels after only 25 years, received criticism.