Flag of Flanders
The official flag used on a border sign in Menen
The flag of Flanders, called the Vlaamse Leeuw ("Flemish Lion") or leeuwenvlag ("Lion flag"), is the flag of the Flemish Community and Flemish Region in Belgium. The flag was officially adopted by the Cultural Council for the Dutch Cultural Community (Cultuurraad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap) in 1973, and later, in 1985, by its successor, the Flemish Parliament.[1][2][3][4] In 1990, also the coat of arms was adopted as an official symbol.
The flag of Flanders is described as Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules.[2][3]
Variants
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Official flag of the Flemish Region (Belgium) |
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Official flag of the Nord (France) which includes French Flanders |
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A variant of the flag is also used by the Flemish Movement. This variant, without red claws, is often used as well. It is known as the "struggle flag" (strijdvlag). |
See also
- Coat of arms of Flanders
- List of Belgian flags
- Flag of Belgium
- Flag of Wallonia
- Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region
References
- ^ "Flandres - Vlaanderen" (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Istasse, Cédric (July 10, 2014). "Histoire et mémoire(s): de la bataille des Éperons d'or du 11 juillet 1302 à la fête de la Communauté flamande" (PDF). Les @nalyses du Crisp en ligne (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Flanders (Belgium)". Flags of the World. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Bandera de Flandes". Historiadores histéricos (in Spanish). March 23, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
