Flag of the Netherlands

The flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: Vlag van Nederland) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. Variants of the flag have been in use since 1572, and in 1937 the flag was officially formalized as the national flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is the oldest tricolour flag still in national use and has influenced both the French (1794) and Russian flag (1693), both of these flags have in turn influenced many other European and African flags. The Dutch flag is distinguished from the flag of Luxembourg which has a lighter shade of blue. The resemblance of the Luxembourgish flag with the Dutch flag has given rise to a national debate in Luxembourg to change the flag.

Flag of the Netherlands

The flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: Vlag van Nederland) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. Variants of the flag have been in use since 1572, and in 1937 the flag was officially formalized as the national flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is the oldest tricolour flag still in national use and has influenced both the French (1794) and Russian flag (1693), both of these flags have in turn influenced many other European and African flags. The Dutch flag is distinguished from the flag of Luxembourg which has a lighter shade of blue. The resemblance of the Luxembourgish flag with the Dutch flag has given rise to a national debate in Luxembourg to change the flag.