Flag of Flanders
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Flag of Flanders
The official flag as seen on a border crossing sign in Menen.
A variation of the flag.
The flag of Flanders, called the Vlaamse Leeuw ("Flemish Lion") or leeuwenvlag ("Lion flag"), is the flag of the Flemish Community and Flemish Region. The flag was officially adopted by the Raad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap ("Council for the Dutch cultural community") in 1973, and later, in 1985, by its successor, the Flemish Parliament. In 1990, also the coat of arms was adopted as an official symbol.
Blazon: Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules.
Variations
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The flag of Flanders is also used by the Flemish Movement. This variant, without red claws, is often used as well. It is known as the strijdvlag ("battle flag") and is not an official symbol. |
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This is the flag of the Nord department of France, of which a part (namely French Flanders) is historically part of Flanders. |
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The coat of arms of Flanders is identical to that of Meißen district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. |
See also
- Coat of arms of Flanders
- List of Belgian flags
- Flag of Belgium
- Flag of Wallonia
- Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region
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