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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).
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 ...
Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, the flag's width 2.545 times as large as the height. Aspect ratio of 11:28 Switzerland: (Square-shaped) Aspect ratio of 1:1 Togo: The golden ratio which is roughly around 1.618035 ; Aspect ratio of 2:3.23607 or ~ 8:13 Vatican City: Undefined. The aspect ratio is usually defined around 1:1.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
A blue rectangular banner with an aspect ratio of 2:3. In the center of the flag are the coats of arms of Podolia, the golden sun, and the Bratslav region (Eastern Podolia), a silver cross with a blue shield with a silver crescent. Two red stripes are placed horizontally in the upper and lower parts at a distance of 1/10 from the edge of the ...
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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 ...
Matching the colours with the official description issued by the Ministry of Interior of Belgium. 06:48, 9 March 2010: 450 × 300 (215 bytes) Zscout370: Colors in Pantone, reduced code: 08:43, 3 November 2009: 450 × 300 (431 bytes) Oreo Priest: Match official colours (per Official Guide to Protocol in Belgium) to File:Flag of Belgium.svg: 00: ...