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The national flag of the Kingdom of Belgium is a tricolour consisting of three equal vertical bands displaying the national colours: black, yellow, and red. The flag of Belgium also resembles the flag of Germany except the color sequence is black, red, yellow and the bands are horizontal.
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]
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 ...
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Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information Albania: Red and black Andorra: Blue, yellow and red Austria: Red and white Belarus: Red, green and white Belgium: Red Black and yellow; Light blue (used in sports) [9] Bosnia and Herzegovina: Blue and gold White (used in football) Bulgaria: White, green and red Croatia
Flag of Belgium. This is the national flag of Belgium, according to the Official Guide to Belgian Protocol. It has a 13:15 aspect ratio, though it is rarely seen in this ratio. Its colours are defined as Pantone black, Pantone yellow 115, and Pantone red 032; also given as CMYK 0,0,0,100; 0,8.5,79,0; and 0,94,87,0. Date: 27 September 2005: Source
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.