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Flag of the governor of the Dutch East Indies: 1928–1949 Flag of the governor of the Dutch East Indies: National tricolour, within the upper-right white canton, two red balls. 1920–1966 Flag of the governor of Curaçao and Dependencies: National tricolour, within the red stripe three white balls. Flag of the governor of Surinam: 1951–1962 ...
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 ...
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Provincial flags tend to have a long historical history. Flags have made an important contribution to forming a national or regional identity since time immemorial. This also applies to Dutch provincial flags, which often have a long tradition. Yet, research shows that quite a few Dutch people do not or hardly recognize the flag of their province.
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No historical flags of American Samoa. No historical flags of American Samoa. Territory of USA American Samoa: Anguilla: 1667 1801 1871 1958 1967 1969 1990 Anguilla: Aruba: 1581 / 1652 1795 1806 1810 1814 1959 1976 Aruba: Ascension Island: 1657 1801 1874 1984 2009 Ascension Island: Bermuda: 1684 1801 1875 1910 1999 Bermuda: Bonaire: 1581 / 1652 ...
The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...
At the time, the flag was slightly simpler and contained only the sword and two stars. Later, two stars and a broad-armed cross were added. The objects on the shield were added throughout history and linked to historical events and legends of the Haarlem municipality. [208] [209] Haarlemmermeer: North Holland: 2 January 2019