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Flag of The Kingdom of Belgium: A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio. 1848-1914 1918-1940 1944-1972: Flag of Luxembourg: 1914-1918: Flag of The German Empire used during the occupation of Luxembourg in World War I: A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom). 1940-1945
This flag is based on the coat of arms of Luxembourg (a banner of arms) and is used as the ensign to avoid the possibility of Luxembourg's ensign being confused for that of the Netherlands. Ten white and blue stripes serve as the field for a red lion with a yellow tongue, claws and crown, and a doubled tail ( à la queue fourchée ).
See also: List of flags of Luxembourg: The flag of Luxembourg was officially adopted in 1972, although it had been used since 1848 following Luxembourg's independence from the Netherlands in the late 19th century. [dates disagree] The flag uses a combination of red, white, and blue that dates to the 13th century, and the Grand Duke's coat of arms.
English: An unofficial flag of the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium, made of: the flag of Luxembourg with the colours red, white and blue; the coat of arms of the Belgian Province of Luxembourg. Blazon: Fessy five pieces argent five pieces azure overall a forked-tail lion gules crowned, armed, and langued or.
Flanders is a Dutch-speaking region in the northern half of Belgium. Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules. 1991– Flag of Wallonia (French Community and Walloon Region) Wallonia is a mostly French-speaking region comprising the southern half of Belgium. The flag depicts a red rooster, on a yellow field. 1990– Flag of the German Community
Flag of the County of Flanders: A yellow flag with a black lion in the center. 900–1477 [2] Flag of the County of Hainaut: A yellow quartered banner with black and red lions. 1183–1794 [2] 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 ...
The issue at stake in the Luxembourg question was the territorial affiliation and independence of Luxembourg, which was located between the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany. Overall, the years 1815, 1830/1839, 1867, 1870/71 and the years between 1912 and 1919 can be regarded as the high points of the Luxembourg question.
The flag of Benelux is an unofficial flag commissioned by the Committee for Belgian–Dutch–Luxembourgish Cooperation in 1951. [1] It is an amalgam of the flags of the member states: Belgium , the Netherlands , and Luxembourg .