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#9777 · netherlands
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#0126 · national
the Netherlands
The national flag of the Netherlands is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue.
Traits
- Layout
- Horizontal stripes
- Pattern
- Tricolor
- Text
- None
Details
- Catalogue
- #0126
- Favorites
- 2
- Added
- Jul 1, 2025
- Image source
- commons.wikimedia.org
History
The flag of the Netherlands is a red, white, and blue horizontal tricolour in a 2:3 proportion. It developed from the late 16th-century Prince's Flag of orange, white, and blue associated with William I of Orange during the Dutch Revolt. By the mid-17th century, red had replaced orange in the widely used Statenvlag, which became the naval ensign of the Dutch Republic. The design is regarded as the world's oldest continuously used tricolour. Red, white, and blue were adopted officially in 1796 by the Batavian Republic, reaffirmed by royal decree in 1937, and their exact shades were standardized in 1949. An orange pennant is sometimes flown with the flag on royal occasions in reference to its earlier orange heritage.
