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The national flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue Prinsenvlag ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch ...
The naval flag was used by the Watergeuzen (Gueux de mer, "Sea Beggars"), the pro-Dutch privateers during the Dutch Revolt. According to de Waard (1900), the Dutch navy between 1588 and 1630 always displayed the Prince's Flag, and after 1663 always the red-white-blue Statenvlag. The latter was introduced gradually during the 1630s to 1650s, and ...
The orange colour came from the Orange River, named for the Dutch House of Orange. The Dutch flag is in the canton. The Dutch flag is in the canton. The flag of South Africa (1928–1994) had an orange stripe, due to the influence of House of Orange and the period when there was a Dutch colony.
1.2.1 Dutch orange lion. 1.3 National Anthem. 1.4 Other. ... One of the symbols with which the Dutch associate themselves is a Lion called the Dutch Lion. The symbol ...
Dutch fans wearing the traditional orange colours at a 2006 World Cup match in Stuttgart. The Netherlands national football team famously plays in bright orange shirts. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from one of the many title of the ruling head of state, Prince of Orange. The current Netherlands away ...
Orange Red, white and blue (flag) Orange refers to the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau. North Macedonia: Red and yellow White (used by the national football team) Norway: Red, blue and white Poland: White and red (Sports) National colours of Poland Portugal: Green and red (Before the 1910 revolution: White and blue)
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The colours of the flag are calculated from the official Dutch government standards document which describes textile colours called Normblad NEN 3055: :De kleur rood moet zijn helder vermiljoen met de trichromatische coördinaten X=17,2; Y=9,0 en Z=2,6. :De kleur blauw moet zijn kobaltblauw met de trichromatische coördinaten X=7,8; Y=6,8 en Z ...