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A
gold shield and a black lion appeared in the seal of Count
Philip of Flanders as early as 1162, and in 1787 cockades of
black-yellow-red were used in a Brussels revolt against Austria.
After a war for independence, the flag was recognized on Jan.
23, 1831. By 1838 the design, which was influenced by the French
tricolor, became standard. |
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In
the 19th century the national colors, from the coat of arms of the
dukes of Luxembourg, came to be used in a tricolor of
red-white-blue, coincidentally the same as the flag of The
Netherlands. To distinguish if from the Dutch flag, the
proportions were altered and the shade of blue was made lighter.
It was recognized by law on Aug. 16, 1972. |
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Brussels |
Manneken pis |
Zwin
Knokke |
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| Bokrijk |
Flemish
lion |
Monde
sauvage |
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| Hasselt |
Knokke-Heist |
Paradisio-Ath |
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| Tijl
en Nele Damme |
Boudewijn
& Fabiola |
Filip
& Mathilde |
Antwerpen |
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| Brugge |
Bohan
sur Semois |
Saint
Hubert |
Luxemburg |
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