List of flags of the Netherlands

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.

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National flag
FlagDateUseDescription
1813–1815 Flag of Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue.
1815–1839 Flag of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
1839–present Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

See also Flag of the Netherlands.

Hanging flag Hanging variant of the national flag
Orange streamer Orange is the colour of the Royal Family

Constituent countries
FlagDateUseDescription
1839–present Flag of the Netherlands
18 March 1976 Flag of Aruba
2 July 1984 Flag of Curaçao
13 June 1985 Flag of Sint Maarten

Provinces and public bodies
Map illustrating provinces of the Netherlands and their flags

Provinces
Main article: Flags of provinces of the Netherlands
FlagDateUseDescription
19 February 1947[1] Flag of Drenthe A write flag with two horizontal red stripes, between the two stripes there is a black tower and six red stars.
9 January 1986[2] Flag of Flevoland The flag is tierced in fess azure, or and vert, a fleur-de-lis argent is placed in the canton.
9 July 1957 Flag of Friesland A flag consists of four blue and three white diagonal stripes; the white stripes filling with a total of seven red pompeblêden.
15 April 1953 Flag of Gelderland Horizontal tricolour flag in blue, yellow (gold) and black
17 February 1950 Flag of Groningen A flag with a green cross fimbriated in white, and red in the first and fourth quarter, blue in the second and third quarter.
28 July 1953 Flag of Limburg A flag with tricolor band in white, blue and yellow (proportion 2:1:2), and a red lion rampant towards hoist side.
21 January 1959 Flag of North Brabant A flag consists of a chequy pattern alternatively in red and white
22 October 1958 Flag of North Holland Horizontal tricolour flag in yellow, red and blue
21 July 1948 Flag of Overijssel A yellow flag with two red bands in top and bottom, and a blue wavy band in the middle.
24 October 1985 Flag of South Holland A yellow flag with a red lion rampant towards hoist side
15 January 1952 Flag of Utrecht Horizontal bicolor flag in white and red, and a red square filling with white cross in the canton.
14 January 1949 Flag of Zeeland A flag with wavy bands in blue and white, and the coat of arms of Zeeland in the center.

Historical flags
FlagDateUseDescription
22 July 1948 - 24 October 1985 Flag of South Holland A yellow flag with a red horizontal stripe through the middle

Public bodies
FlagDateUseDescription
11 December 1981 Flag of Bonaire
6 December 1985 Flag of Saba
29 July 2004 Flag of Sint Eustatius

City flags
For a more comprehensive list, see List of municipal flags of the Netherlands and Flags of cities, towns and villages in the Netherlands.
FlagDateUseDescription
5 February 1975 Flag of the national capital, Amsterdam Coat of arms of Amsterdam presented horizontally on field
1545–1549, 1647–? (2 September 1938), 1 January 1994–present Flag of Maastricht, the capital of the province of Limburg A white five-pointed star in the red field, towards hoist
10 February 1949 Flag of Rotterdam, the second city of The Netherlands A white stripe in the green field
unknown date Flag of Arnhem, the capital city of the largest province of Gelderland A bi-color field with white in the top and blue in the bottom, and a double-headed eagle towards hoist
14 October 1927 Flag of Eindhoven, the largest city of the province of North Brabant A flag with two vertical stripes in red and white in the hoist side, and five horizontal strips alternatively in red and white
10 December 1981 Flag of Lelystad, the capital of the province of Flevoland A yellow field with a blue hexagon filling with a white fleur-de-lis towards hoist and surrounding by four Ls
29 March 2019[3] Flag of Leeuwarden, the capital of the province of Friesland A blue flag with a yellow lion rampant in the middle and two vertical stripes alternatively in red and white in the hoist side
1456 Flag of Sneek, the second city of the province of Friesland A flag with hoist half in black and fly half in yellow
5 July 1990 Flag of the City of Utrecht, the capital of the province of Utrecht A bi-color flag in white and red field and partly per bend
28 March 1949 Flag of The Hague, the capital of the province of South Holland A flag with yellow at the top and green at the bottom
23 September 1999 Flag of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of the province of North Brabant A flag with five stripes alternatively in red and white, and a black square with a yellow tree in the canton
28 May 1962 Flag of Zwolle, the capital of the province of Overijssel A blue field with a white cross
1 September 1953 Flag of Enschede, the largest city of the Twente region and the province of Overijssel A white field with a red stripe
4 March 1958 Flag of Hilversum, the largest city of the Gooi area Coat of arms of Hilversum in banner form
1879 Flag of City of Groningen, the capital of the province of Groningen A white field with a green stripe
unknown date Flag of Haarlem, the capital of the province of North Holland A red field with the coat of arms of Haarlem towards hoist
4 March 1857 Flag of Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland Coat of arms of Middelburg in banner form
21 May 1959 Flag of Assen, the capital of the province of Drenthe A bi-color flag with blue in the top and white in the bottom
7 February 1966 Flag of Heerlen, a city in the south of the province of Limburg A blue field with a golden eagle in the middle
11 April 1949 Flag of Leiden, a city in South Holland with the oldest Dutch university Leiden University and birthplace of Rembrandt A red field with a white stripe in the middle, and a white disc towards hoist with red border and two crossed red keys
30 May 1996 Flag of Delft, home of the primary Tech University and the painter Vermeer Delft University of Technology Johannes Vermeer Coat of arms of Delft presented horizontally on field
26 June 1980 Flag of Weert, a town in the centre of the province of Limburg A white field with a blue horizontal stripe in the middle, and a yellow vertical stripe in the hoist side surmounted with three red horns
28 April 1959 Flag of Amersfoort, a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, and is situated at the eastern edge of the Randstad. Three bands of white and red, the heights of which are in the ratio 21:20:21, with on each of the bands a square from one to the other, at the height of each band and in the middle square a red cross with arms at the width of 1/5 of the height of the middle lane.[4]

Flags of Dutch regions without administrative status
Flag of
the Ommelanden		 Flag of
Eastergoa		 Flag of
Salland
Flag of
Twente		 Flag of
Westergoa		 Flag of
West Frisia
Flag of
Het Westland		 Flag of
Zeelandic Flanders		 Flag of
Zevenwouden
Flag of
the Achterhoek		 Flag of
the Land van Maas en Waal		 Flag of
the Veluwe

Flag of De Liemers

For flags of former municipalities, see List of former municipal flags of the Netherlands.

Royal family
Main article: Flags of the Dutch royal family

Royal standard
FlagDateUseDescription
2013–presentRoyal flag (Dutch: koninklijke vlag), or the royal standard, of the kingdom's monarch A square orange flag, divided in four quarters by a nassau-blue cross with the small coat of arms of the Kingdom, surmounted by a royal crown and surrounded by the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of William. Each quarter shows a bugle-horn which originates in arms of the Principality of Orange.

Other members of the royal family
FlagDateUseDescription
1985–presentPrinces 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.
1988–presentPrinces 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.
1960–presentPrincesses 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–presentMáxima 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–presentLaurentien 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.

Dutch governors
FlagDateUseDescription
1986-presentStandard of the Governor of ArubaA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and a badge of the flag of Aruba in the centre.
2010-presentStandard of the Governor of CuraçaoA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and a badge of the flag of Curaçao in the centre.
2010-presentStandard of the Governor of Sint MaartenA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and a badge of Sint Maarten in the centre.

Military and naval flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1957-presentFlag of the Ministry of Defence
2001-2010(former) Flag of the Ministry of Defence
1957–presentFlag of the Secretary of Defence
2005–presentFlag of the Commander in chief of the Dutch Armed Forces
1982–presentFlag of the Inspector General of the Dutch Armed Forces
1948–presentFlag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Flag of the Royal Netherlands Army
Civilian Jack of the Netherlands (unofficial; most common variant)
1931–presentThe "Geus", the naval jack of the Netherlands
c1933–presentFlag of the officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy Reserve
2002–presentFlag of the Netherlands Coast Guard
Flag of the Royal Marechaussee

Historical
FlagDateUseDescription
1572–1795 The Prince's Flag A horizontal triband of orange, white and blue.
1652–1796 States Flag A horizontal triband of red, white and blue. The blue is a lighter shade than that of the current national flag
1796–1806 Flag of the Batavian Republic A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic’s emblem in the canton.
1813–1815 Flag of Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands A horizontal triband of red, white and blue.
1815–1839 Flag of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
1839–present Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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
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
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
FlagDateUseDescription
1908–2013Royal Standard of the Monarch A square orange flag, divided in four quarters by a nassau-blue cross with the small coat of arms of the Kingdom, surmounted by a royal crown and surrounded by the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of William. Each quarter shows a bugle-horn which originates in arms of the Principality of Orange.
1815–1908Royal Standard of the Monarch The colours of the flag of the Netherlands with the royal coat of arms (without the mantle).

Other members of the Royal Family
FlagDateUseDescription
1898–1908Standard 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.
1898–1908Standard 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.
1980–2004Standard of Juliana of Orange-Nassau
1908–1934Standard of Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont
1908–1910Standard of Marie of Orange-Nassau
1980–2002Standard of the Prince Consort
1948–1980Standard of the Prince Consort
1908–1934Standard of the Prince Consort

Dutch governors
FlagDateUseDescription
1966–1975Standard of the Governor of SurinameA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and the flag of Suriname in the centre.
1966–1986Standard of the Governor of the Netherlands AntillesA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and the flag of Netherlands Antilles in the centre.
1986–2010Standard of the Governor of the Netherlands AntillesA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and the flag of Netherlands Antilles in the centre.

House flags
FlagDateCompanyDescription
current
 ?–presentBoskalis
 ?–presentDockwise
1921–presentSpliethoffnl
1898–presentWagenborgnl
former
1970-1997Nedlloyd
1907-1965Batavian Oil Companynl
1888-1966Royal Packet Navigation Company
1885-1974Holland Steamship Company
1883-1970Royal Rotterdam Lloyd
1870-1970Netherland Line
1856-1981Royal Netherlands Steamship Company
1621-1792Dutch West India Company
1630s-1799Dutch East India Company
1602-1630s

References
  1. "Provincie Drenthe - Hoe ziet de vlag van Drenthe er uit?". Provincie.drenthe.nl. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. "Provincie Flevoland - Vlag en Wapen". Flevoland.nl. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  3. "Burgemeester Crone presenteert nieuwe vlag en wapen gemeente Leeuwarden". Omrop Fryslân. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  4. Twitterbericht Martjan Kuit d.d. 5 oktober 2021, Zuiderhoek ontwierp woningen, kerken, bruggen en de vlag van Amersfoort.
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