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  1. The national flag of the Netherlands is a tricolour flag. The horizontal fesses are bands of equal size in the colours from top to bottom, red (officially described as a "bright vermilion "), white (silver), and blue ("cobalt blue"). The flag proportions (width:length) are 2:3.

  2. horizontally striped red-white-blue national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. In the 16th century William I, prince of Orange, became a leader of the Dutch independence movement against Spain. Based on the arms of his ancestral territory of Orange, William used livery colours of orange, white, and blue.

  3. The Dutch flag is composed of a red-white-blue tricolor and it is also known as "The Prince's Flag". Records about the prince William of Orange´s flag appeared already in 1572, when William led the resistance against the Spanish domination, however the flag was originally orange, white and blue.

  4. The national flag of the Netherlands is a tricolor of three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue. The national anthem is Wilhelmus (The William) and the official currency is the Euro.

  5. Flag of the Netherlands. The first reference to the Dutch flag dates from 1572. At that time it was known as the ‘Princes flag’ and the colours were orange, white and blue: orange for the principality of Orange, and white and blue from the principality’s livery.

  6. All facts about the flag of Netherlands in one place. The history of the flag, its colours and symbols. Download the current flag in svg or png.

  7. The national flag of the Netherlands 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, evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag, the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch flag the ...

  8. The flag of the Netherlands is a tricolour of red, white, and blue. It was introduced in 1572. Since 1937, the flag has officially been the national flag of the Netherlands and of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [1]

  9. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesWorld Factbook Glyph

    Netherlands. jpg [ 7.91 kB, 467.59999999999997 x 700] three equal horizontal bands of red (bright vermilion; top), white, and blue (cobalt); similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; the colors were derived from those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in the ...

  10. Discover the symbolism behind the Netherlands flag, its vibrant colors, historical coat of arms, detailed flag map, and flags with a striking resemblance.

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