List of Belgian flags

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Flags on a Flemish townhall with (left to right) the European, Belgian and Flemish Community flags Flags in front of Belgium Church in Ypres, 2011.jpg
Flags on a Flemish townhall with (left to right) the European, Belgian and Flemish Community flags
Flags on a townhall in Mechelen with (left to right) the flags of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Europe and Mechelen. Mechelen Stadhuis 3.jpg
Flags on a townhall in Mechelen with (left to right) the flags of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Europe and Mechelen.
The royal standard of King Albert II 21 juli 2011 Defile Koning Albert II.png
The royal standard of King Albert II

This is a list of flags used in Belgium.

National flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Belgium.svg 1831–present Flag of Belgium A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 13:15 ratio. Technically the national flag, but rarely seen in the officially approved dimensions.

Ensign

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1831–present Civil ensign of BelgiumA vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio.
Government Ensign of Belgium.svg 1950–present State ensign of BelgiumA vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red defaced by a lion rampant ensigned by a crown, both sable (black), the lion armed and langued gules (red).

Military

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg 1950–presentFlag of the Belgian Army The Army badge, crowned, on a white field
Ensign of Belgian Air Force.svg Ensign of the Belgian Air Component The Air Component badge and roundel on a blue field.
Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg Naval ensign of the Belgian Navy A yellow saltire on a white field, bordered above and below in red and to the left and right in black, charged on the top with a crown above crossed cannons and on the bottom by a fouled anchor.
Naval Jack of Belgium.svg Naval jack of the Belgian NavyA vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 1:1 ratio.
Belgian Navy commissioning pennant.svg Pennant of the Belgian Navy
Flag ABNL.jpg Standard of the Admiral Benelux

Sub-national

Regions and communities

FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) location.svg Brussels-Capital Region 2015 Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region
Flag of Flanders.svg Flanders (Belgium) location.svg Flemish Community and the Flemish Region 1973 Flag of Flanders
Flag of Wallonia.svg Wallonia (Belgium) location.svg French Community and Walloon Region 1991–present
(French Community)
1998–present
(Walloon Region)
Flag of Wallonia
Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg Duitstalige GemeenschapLocatie.svg German-speaking community 1990 Flag of the German-speaking Community of Belgium

Provinces

FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Flag of Antwerp.svg Provincie Antwerpen in Belgium.svg Antwerp 1997
Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen in Belgium.svg East Flanders 1999
Flag of Flemish-Brabant.svg Provincie Vlaams-Brabant in Belgium.svg Flemish Brabant 1996
Flag of Hainaut.svg Province de Hainaut in Belgium.svg Hainaut
Flag of the Province of Liege.svg Province de Liege in Belgium.svg Liège
Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Provincie Limburg in Belgium.svg Limburg 1996
Drapeau Arelerland.svg Province de Luxembourg in Belgium.svg Luxembourg 2018Azure and white horizontal stripes with the crowned red lion [1]
Flag province namur.svg Province de Namur in Belgium.svg Namur
Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Province du Brabant wallon in Belgium.svg Walloon Brabant 1995 Flag and coat of arms of Walloon Brabant
Flag of West Flanders.svg Provincie West-Vlaanderen in Belgium.svg West Flanders 1997

Community commissions in Brussels

FlagUse
Flag Belgium brussels.svg Flag of the Common Community Commission
Flag of the Flemish Community Commission.svg Flag of the Flemish Community Commission
Flag of the French Community Commission.svg Flag of the French Community Commission

Municipalities

Royal standards

Monarch

Each royal standard for a monarch is a square rouge ponceau banner of the royal arms, personalised with the king's cypher in each corner.

Contents

FlagDateUse
Royal Standard of King Leopold I of Belgium (1831-1865).png 1831–1865 Royal standard of Leopold I
Royal Standard of King Leopold II of Belgium (1865-1909).png 1865–1909 Leopold II
Royal Standard of King Albert I of Belgium (1909-1934).svg 1909–1934 Albert I
Royal Standard of King Leopold III of Belgium (1934-1951).svg 1934–1951 Leopold III
Royal Standard of King Baudouin of Belgium (1951-1993).svg 1951–1993 Baudouin I
Royal Standard of King Albert II of Belgium.svg 1993–2013 Albert II
Royal Standard of King Philippe of Belgium.svg 2013–present Philippe

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Oriflamme of Charlemagne.png 800-888 [2] Imperial Orilflamme of Charlemagne A 3 pointed green field with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers.
early 1400s [2] Imperial Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor An Imperial Eagle displayed with a halo sable armed and langued gules
Generieke vlag van Vlaanderen.svg 862–1797 [2] Flag of the County of Flanders A yellow flag with a black lion in the center.
Generieke vlag van Henegouwen.svg 900–1477 [2] Flag of the County of Hainaut A yellow quartered banner with black and red lions.
1183–1794 [2] Flag of the Duchy of Brabant A golden lion on a black field.
Flag of the Low Countries.svg 1482–1714 [2] Flag of Spanish Netherlands A white flag with the cross of Burgundy.
Austrian Ensign 1685-1740.png 1713–1740 [2] Flag of the Archduchy of Austria A yellow field with a black double headed eagle with a crown on top and carrying the tricolored arms of Austria on his chest.
Austrian Low Countries Flag.svg 1781–1786 [3] Flag of the Austrian Netherlands A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, white and gold with the arms of Austria.
Flag of the United States of Belgium.svg 1789Flag of the Brabant Revolution A yellow field bordered with red and black triangles and the brabant lion in the center.
Flag of the Brabantine Revolution.svg 1789–1790Flag of the Brabant RevolutionA tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, black and yellow.
LuikVlag.svg ~1790sFlag of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, also of the Republic of Liège A bicolour, with two equal vertical bands of red and yellow.
Flag of Belgium (1830).svg 1830–1831Flag of the Belgian Revolution A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, yellow and red.
Belgian Legion flag.png c.1865 Fanion of the Belgian Legion during the French intervention in Mexico Tricolour of the Mexican Empire, superimposed with the Belgian tricolour to top left.
Flag of Moresnet.svg 1883–1920Flag of Neutral Moresnet A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, white and blue.

Wallonia

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Wallonia (1913).svg 1913 (1991)–2010First version of Flag of Wallonia
Flag of Wallonia (2010 et 2017).svg 2010–2017Second version of Flag of Wallonia

Colonial

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Congo Free State.svg 1908–1960Flag of the Belgian Congo A blue flag with yellow five-pointed star.
Flag of Governor-General of Belgian Congo.svg 1936–1960 [4] Standard of the governor-general of the Belgian Congo A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red, with a yellow star in the upper left canton on a blue field.

Political flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Current
Flag of Flemish Interest.svg 2004–presentFlag of the Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest)
Flag of Nation (Belgium).svg 1999–presentFlag of the Nation
Logo PS Belgio.png 1978–presentFlag of the Socialist Party
former
Vlaams Blok Flag.png 1978–2004Flag of the Vlaams Blok
Flag of the Order of Flemish Militants.svg 1949–1983Flag of the Order of Flemish Militants Red odal on black background.
Drapeau de Rex.svg 1935–1945Flag of the Rexist Party
Bandera del VNV.svg 1933–1944Flag of the Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond
Flag of Verdinaso.svg 1931–1941Flag of the Verdinaso
other
VlaamseStrijdvlag.svg Flemish strijdvlag as adopted by certain parts of the Flemish Movement
Wallonie France Rally Union Flag.svg Flag of the Rassemblement Wallonie France
Flag of Wallonie Libre.jpg Flag of the Wallonie Libre

House flags of Belgian freight companies

FlagDateUseDescription
House Flag of the Compagnie Maritime Belge.svg 1895–Present Compagnie Maritime Belge
Red Star Line (1818-1835).svg 1871–1935 Red Star Line

Other

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Benelux.svg 1957–present Unofficial flag of Benelux A Dutch tricolour superimposed with a rampant lion and black square
Flag of Europe.svg 1955–present Flag of Europe A circle of 12 5-pointed gold (yellow) stars on a blue field.

References

  1. Official email response from the Greffe of the Province of Luxembourg, May 2, 2018
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ""The flags of the Belgians through history" plate". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  3. "Austrian Netherlands (1713–1786)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  4. "Congo pre-independence – Governors-General flags (1885–1960)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.