List of Dutch flags
This is a list of flags used in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of the Netherlands.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1954 |
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue. |
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Hanging flag |
Hanging variant of the national flag |
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Orange streamer |
Orange is the colour of the Royal Family |
Constituent countries
Provinces and public bodies of the Netherlands
Provinces
Public bodies
Municipal flags
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5 February 1975 |
Flag of the national capital, Amsterdam |
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1545–1549, 1647–? (1938), 1994–present |
Flag of Maastricht, the capital of the province of Limburg |
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10 February 1949 |
Flag of Rotterdam, the second city of The Netherlands |
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Flag of Arnhem, the capital city of the largest province of Gelderland |
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Flag of Eindhoven, the largest city of the province of Noord-Brabant |
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Flag of Lelystad, the capital of the province of Flevoland |
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Flag of Leeuwarden, the capital of the province of Friesland |
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1456 |
Flag of Sneek, the second city of the province of Friesland |
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Flag of the City of Utrecht, the capital of the province of Utrecht |
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Flag of The Hague, the capital of the province of South Holland |
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Flag of Zwolle, the capital of the province of Overijssel |
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Flag of Enschede, the largest city of the Twente region |
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Flag of Hilversum, the largest city of the Gooi area |
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Royal Standard
Other members of the Royal Family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
.svg.png) | 1985–present | Princes of the Netherlands
(Sons of Beatrix)
Constantijn and formerly Johan-Friso |
As princes of the Netherlands use a 5:6 rectangular flag with the Royal standard colours and their parental arms (a white tower) in the lower hoist as difference. |
.svg.png) | 1988–present | Princes of the Netherlands
(Sons of Margriet)
Maurits, Bernhard, Pieter-Christiaan and Floris |
As princes of the Netherlands use a 5:6 rectangular flag with the Royal standard colours and their parental arms (a white six pointed star) in the lower hoist as difference. |
.svg.png) | 1960–present | Princesses of the Netherlands
(Daughters of Juliana)
Irene, Margriet and Christina |
As princesses of the Netherlands use a swallow tailed flag, with the Royal standard colours and their parental arms (a heraldic rose) in the lower hoist as difference. |
 | 2002–present | Máxima of Orange-Nassau |
As queen Máxima uses a swallow tailed standard, with the colours of her husband's flag changed and her parental arms (a yellow tower) in the lower hoist. |
 | 2003–present | Laurentien of Orange-Nassau |
As princess Laurentien uses a swallow-tailed standard, with the colours of her husband's flag counterchanged and her parental arms (a yellow heraldic lozenge) in the lower hoist. |
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King's Representatives
Military and naval flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
 | | Tri Flag of the Ministry of Defence | |
 | | Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force | |
 | | Civilian Jack of the Netherlands (unofficial; most common variant) | |
 | | The "Geus", the naval jack of the Netherlands. | |
 | | Navy flag of the Secretary of Defence. | |
 | | Navy flag of the General Inspector of the Dutch Armed forces. | |
 | | Navy flag of the Commander in chief of the Dutch Army. | |
Historical
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1572–1795 |
The Prince's Flag |
A horizontal tricolor of orange, white and blue. |
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1795–1806 |
Flag of the Batavian Republic |
A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the Republic’s emblem in the canton. |
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1959–1975 |
Flag of Dutch Guyana (Suriname) |
A white flag with white, black, brown, red and yellow five-pointed stars, connected by a black ellipse |
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1959–1986 |
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles |
white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flag's hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; six white, five-pointed stars are arranged in a hexagon pattern in the center of the blue band, their points up. The six stars represented the six main islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten |
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1986–2010 |
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles after the secession of Aruba |
white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flag's hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in a pentagon pattern in the center of the blue band, their points up. The five stars represented the five main islands of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten. |
Royal Standards
Other members of the Royal Family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
.svg.png) | 1898–1908 | Standard of a Prince |
A flag with the colours of the historical Royal Standard with the Royal coat of arms in an orange rectangle at the central band. |
.svg.png) | 1898–1908 | Standard of a Princess |
A swallow tailed flag with the colours of the historical Royal Standard with the Royal coat of arms in an orange rectangle at the central band. |
.svg.png) | 1980–2004 | Standard of Juliana of Orange-Nassau |
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.svg.png) | 1908–1934 | Standard of Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont |
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.svg.png) | 1908–1910 | Standard of Marie of Orange-Nassau |
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.svg.png) | 1980–2002 | Standard of the Prince Consort |
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.svg.png) | 1948–1980 | Standard of the Prince Consort |
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.svg.png) | 1908–1934 | Standard of the Prince Consort |
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King's Representatives
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