List of Belgian flags
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National Flag
| Flag | |Use | Flag of Belgium Flag of Belgium The national flag of Belgium contains three equal vertical bands of black , yellow, and red. The colours were taken from the colours of the Duchy of Brabant, and the vertical design may be based on the flag of France.... | tricolour Tricolour A tricolour is a flag or banner more-or-less equally divided into three bands of differing colours... , with three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow and red |
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Royal Standard
| Flag | |Use | King Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha... | A banner of the King's Arms personalised with the King's cypher |
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Government
| Flag | |Use | coat of arms Coat of arms of Belgium The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Belgium bears a lion, called the Belgian Lion, or Leo Belgicus. This is in accordance with article 193 of the Belgian Constitution: The Belgian nation takes red, yellow and black as colours, and as state coat of arms the Belgian lion with the motto UNITY MAKES... |
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Military
| Flag | |Use | saltire Saltire A saltire, or Saint Andrew's Cross, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross or letter ex . Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on such a cross.... of black, yellow and red, with the Naval Badge | |
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Jack of the Belgian Naval Component | Belgian tricolor with a 1:1 ratio | |
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Ensign of the Belgian Air Component | The Air Components roundel on a blue field |
Regions and Communities
| Flag | |Use | Flag of the Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region The Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region consists of a yellow Iris with a white outline upon a blue background. It was adopted by the Capital Region in 1991.-Origins and symbolism:... Brussels-Capital Region | A yellow iris Iris (plant) Iris is a genus of 260-300species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species... on a blue field |
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Flag of Flanders Flag of Flanders The flag of Flanders, called the Vlaamse Leeuw or leeuwenvlag , is the flag of the Flemish Community and Flemish Region. The flag was officially adopted by the Raad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap in 1973, and later, in 1985, by its successor, the Flemish Parliament... (the Flemish Community Flemish Community The term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings:... and the Flemish Region Flemish Region The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system... ) |
The Flemish Lion on a yellow field | |
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Flag of Wallonia Flag of Wallonia The Flag of Wallonia is called the bold rooster or Walloon Rooster . It is the emblem of Wallonia and of the French Community of Belgium. It features a red bold rooster, bold meaning its right leg is lifted and its mouth is closed, on a yellow background. Those colors come from the city of Liège... (the French Community French Community of Belgium The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not... and Walloon Region) |
A red cockerel on a yellow field | |
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Flag of the German-speaking community German-speaking Community of Belgium The German-speaking Community of Belgium is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. Covering an area of 854 km² within the province of Liège in Wallonia, it includes nine of the eleven municipalities of the so-called East Cantons... |
A banner of the community's arms |
Provinces
| Flag | |Use | Antwerp Antwerp (province) Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp... | |
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Flag of East Flanders East Flanders East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders... |
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Flag of Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven... |
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Flag of Liège Liège (province) Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its... |
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Flag of Limburg Limburg (Belgium) Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant... |
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Alternate flag of Luxembourg | The tricolour is official, but not in use. The many-striped flag is not official, but is in use. | |
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Flag of Namur Namur (province) Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur... |
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1995 – | Flag of Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre... |
Sable a lion Or armed and langued Gules chaped Or two roosters Gules. |
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Community Commissions in Brussels
| Flag | |Use | Common Community Commission Common Community Commission The Common Community Commission is responsible for community matters that are common to both the French Community and the Flemish Community and for institutions that fall within the competencies of the Communities but do not belong exclusively to either Community in the Brussels-Capital Region of... | |
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Flag of the Flemish Community Commission Flemish Community Commission The Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie is the local representative of the Flemish authorities in the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium... |
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Flag of the French Community Commission French Community Commission The Commission communautaire française is the local representative of the French-speaking authorities in the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium.... |