Royal Netherlands flag consists of three equal horizontal bands.Top - red, medium - white, lower - blue.It is easy to see the similarity of the Dutch flag with the modern Russian, differs only in the arrangement of the bands.
curious resemblance
Considering the flag of the Netherlands, the Russian picture is sometimes worth keeping in front of him.The combination of red and white stripes create an interesting checkerboard.Interestingly, this was the ornamental composition on the arms of Croats in those days, when they defeated the Venetians.But this is the way, although the flag of the Netherlands was born as the result of a popular uprising.Interestingly, the colors similar to the Netherlands, the Russian flag chose personally Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.For sewing the flag, which is hoisted above the first Russian warship "Eagle", it was purchased "Kindyakov alai", white and blue material.
history banner
first flag of the Netherlands, conquered them in the fight for independence from Spain, became the first raised during the Eighty Years' War, the generic banner of the Prince of Orange, also consist of three bands of three colors: royal, orange, white and blue.Banners have been used for color livery Prince of Orange - Nassau Willem I. This orange prince inherited the principality of Orange, white meant gёzov struggle for freedom and the power of blue (azure) - the color of Nassau County.
Orange stripe has been replaced with the red as a result of the revolution in 1648.The flag of the Netherlands with a red stripe was state even after the restoration of the monarchy in the Netherlands, in 1815.Moreover, it should be noted that the return of an orange flag on the state did not allow Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonaparte, who said that "In the Kingdom of the Netherlands is no place for an orange."
may change orange to red on the flag has a value purely practical.The first tone fade in the sun much faster than the second because of the different mineral composition of the dyes used.For the same reason the azure color and Nassau was replaced by blue.Flag Prince (so called flag with an orange stripe) became a base for flag Union of South Africa (1910-1961) and the Republic of South Africa (1928-1994).Now the banner of Prince very popular among the Dutch nationalists and supporters of the idea of the great Holland.
Other symbols of the Netherlands
addition to the main cloth, holidays in the Netherlands, you can see three banners: standard Queen, jack and Navy flag defense minister.Most country flag hanging next to some of them.To create an idyllic picture of the flag of the Netherlands only the state is sometimes not enough.
Standard of Queen - a blue cross on the orange box.In the center - the royal coat of arms, a lion under the crown.The 4 fields, which shares the standard cross - postal horns.
Gyuis Navy - white field, divided by two oblique crosses - red and blue - so that the blue and red diamonds sector form of irregular shape.
Flag minister of defense - four oblique orange stripes on the left side of the purple field.
