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Benelux
Flag of Benelux
UseOther Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion2:3
AdoptedUnofficial

The flag of Benelux is an unofficial flag commissioned by the Committee for Belgian–Dutch–Luxembourgish Cooperation in 1951. It is an amalgam of the flags of the member states: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The red stripe is from the flag of Luxembourg, the blue stripe is from the flag of the Netherlands, and the black stripe and yellow lion rampant are taken from the coat of arms of Belgium. The lion also historically represents the Low Countries area as a whole, since each constituent nation possesses a coat of arms featuring a lion rampant facing left (Leo Belgicus), which during the 17th century already symbolised the Low Lands as a whole or in part.

References

  1. "Benelux". leiden.courant.nu. 5 October 1951. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

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