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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. 1482–1714 [2] Civil Ensign of Spanish Netherlands: A horizontal tricolour of red, white and yellow, with the Cross of Burgundy in the centre. 1713–1740 [2] Flag of the Archduchy of Austria
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 ...
Moules-frites is often considered the unofficial national dish of Belgium. [8] [9] [10] The red poppy (papaver rhoeas) is often considered the national unofficial national flower of Belgium. [11] [12] [13] Other symbols of Belgium might include Manneken Pis, the Atomium, Belgian waffles, and Belgian fries, which were invented in Belgium.
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919. This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
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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 ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium (4 C, 28 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Belgium" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Morris introduced the term in 1964 when he started a series about the history of comics in Spirou. Belgium's comic-strip culture has been called by Time magazine "Europe's richest", while the Calgary Sun calls Belgium "the home of the comic strip". Belgium has several museums dedicated to comic books, comic book heroes and their authors.