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The Flag of the Netherlands was likely the first tricolor with red, white, and blue bands, influencing many others. Flags of white, red and blue stripes (bands) are closely associated with independence and the French Revolution. It can often signal the relationships of some nations with other nations (for instance, the flag of the Netherlands and flags of its former colonies).[1]
The Dutch tricolor , the first known example of the tricolor, stood for liberty and republicanism, and the Netherlands flag influenced the tricolour flags of France and Russia.[2]
The flag model was put forward in the French Revolution with the tricolore , a term which to this day, can refer to the flag of France directly, rather than all tricolors. The French Tricolour has become one of the most influential flags in history, with its three-colour scheme being adopted by many other nations, both in Europe and the rest of the world, and, according to the Encyclopædia Britannica has historically stood "in symbolic opposition to the autocratic and clericalist royal standards of the past".[3]
The British Union Jack was drawn up to represent the union of England and Scotland. The American flag or Stars and Stripes made a major contribution to the modern flag tradition and the idea of a flag representing both population and government, like the French flag after the Revolution.[2]
The various blue, white, and red striped banners were adopted, somewhat changing the order and position of stripes (vertical and horizontal). The Russian flag was adopted by Peter the Great based on the Dutch flag, during his effort to build a Western-oriented navy.[4]
They also became the Pan-Slavic colors , particularly Austro-Slavism in countries that became independent from the Austro-Hungarian monarchy .[5]
Dual bands [ edit ] Chile , national , cantoned Czechia , national , pall fesswise North Carolina , within USA , cantoned Texas , within USA , cantoned
La Rioja (Argentina) , within Argentina , charged Kansas City , Missouri, within USA , charged Triband [ edit ]
Design
Entity, meaning
Status
Features of design
Origin
Horizontal triband
Blue-red-white Rocha Within Uruguay
Charged
Sorbs Ethnic Pan-Slavic
Blue-white-red Chile 1817
Principality of Lucca and Piombino 1805-1809
Principality of Piombino 1805-1814
Kingdom of Slavonia mid 1800s-1852; 1860–1918
Pan-Slavic
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 1918-1929
Pan-Slavic
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1929-1946
Pan-Slavic
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia 1943-1946
Charged Pan-Slavic
Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia 1946-1963
Charged Pan-Slavic
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1963-1991
Charged Pan-Slavic
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992-2003
Pan-Slavic
Serbia and Montenegro 2003-2006
Pan-Slavic
Republic of Crimea Within Russia
Autonomous Republic of Crimea Within Ukraine
Espírito Santo Within Brazil Charged
Fort Smith Within USA
Cantoned
Gagauzia Within Moldova Charged
Kayin State Within Burma Charged
Khakassia Within Russia Vertical green band
Russian
Mannheim Within Germany
Masuria Region in Poland
Mississippi Within USA , 1894–2020Cantoned American
Mindanao Within Philippines Charged
Sabah Within Malaysia Cantoned
Schleswig-Holstein Within Germany
Valledupar Within Colombia
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 1946–1992In canton
Pan-Slavic
Mari El Within Russia , 2006-2011
Charged Russian
Pan-Slavic Ethnic , since 1848Russian
Rusyns Ethnic Charged Pan-Slavic
Turov Within Belarus
Russian
Red-blue-white Serbia National Charged Pan-Slavic
Misiones Within Argentina
Republika Srpska Within Bosnia and Herzegovina Pan-Slavic
Vojvodina Within Serbia Pan-Slavic
Kingdom of Montenegro 1905-1918
Charged Pan-Slavic
Socialist Republic of Montenegro Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 1943–1992Charged Pan-Slavic
Montenegro Within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 1993-2004
Red-azure-white
Pan-Slavic
Kingdom of Serbia 1882–1918
Charged Pan-Slavic
Socialist Republic of Serbia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 1943–1992Charged Pan-Slavic
Serbia 1992-2004
Pan-Slavic
Serbian Krajina Unrecognized, 1991–1995
Charged Pan-Slavic
Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Self-proclaimed, 1995–1998
Charged Pan-Slavic
Serbian Orthodox Church Religious
Charged Pan-Slavic
Red-white-blue Croatia National Charged Pan-Slavic
Luxembourg National Red-white-azure
Dutch
Netherlands National Prince's Flag (oldest tricolour)
Paraguay National Charged
Batavian Republic 1795–1806
Charged Dutch
Orange Free State 1857-1902
In canton
Dutch
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs 1918
Pan-Slavic
South Africa 1928-1994
Element of charge
Dutch
Transvaal 1857-1874, 1875-1877, 1881-1902
Vertical green band
Dutch
Dallas Within USA
Fimbriated , charged
Fort Lauderdale Within USA
Charged
Labuan Within Malaysia Charged
Lavalleja Within Uruguay
Charged
Luxembourg (province) Within Belgium Charged Luxembourgish
Missouri Within USA Charged French
Mobile Within USA
Charged
Mordovia Within Russia Charged Russian
New Orleans Within USA
Charged French , American
Odessa Within USA
Charged
Komi-Permyak Okrug Within Russia
Charged Russian
Samara Oblast Within Russia Charged Russian
Samara Within Russia
Charged Russian
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Within Austria-Hungary , 1868–1918Pan-Slavic
Socialist Republic of Croatia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 1943–1990Charged Pan-Slavic
Herzeg-Bosnia Within Bosnia and Herzegovina , 1991–1996
Charged Pan-Slavic
White-blue-red Russia National Dutch
Slovakia National Charged Pan-Slavic
Slovenia National Charged Pan-Slavic
Transnistria Within Moldova National
Pan-Slavic
Chukotka Within Russia In charge
Russian
First Slovak Republic 1939-1945
Pan-Slavic
Socialist Republic of Slovenia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 1943–1990Charged Pan-Slavic
White-red-blue Tricolour of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Maracaibo Within Venezuela
Charged
Bydgoszcz Within Poland
Charged
Manatí, Puerto Rico Within Puerto Rico
Schaumburg-Lippe Within Germany , 1880–1935
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Within Nazi Germany , 1939–1945
Vertical triband
Blue-white-red France National
Balilihan, Bohol Within Philippines Charged
Bayonne Within USA
Charged
Bohol Within Philippines Charged
Iowa Within USA Charged French
Kansas City Within USA
Charged
Madawaska Within USA
Charged
Novgorod Oblast Within Russia Charged Russian
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Within France In canton
French
Timóteo Within Brazil
Charged
Wallis and Futuna Within France , unofficialIn canton
French
Aleppo Within France , 1920-1924In canton
French
Alawite State Within France , 1920-1938In canton
French
Annam Within France , 1874-1949In canton
French
Gabon Within France , 1959-1960In canton
French
Laos Within French Indochina , 1893-1953In canton
French
Louisiana Within Confederate States of America , unofficial, 1861Charged French
Togo Within France , 1957-1958In canton
French
Tunisia Unofficial, Within France , 1881-1956
In canton
French
Acadian Ethnic Charged French
Red-white-blue France 1790–1794
Alagoas Within Brazil Charged
Cleveland Within USA
Charged American
Córdoba Within Argentina Charged
Santa Fe Within Argentina Charged
Teresópolis Within Brazil
Charged
International maritime signal
International maritime signal Pennon
More triband
Top right to bottom left
Primorsky Krai Within Russia Charged Russian
Franco-American Flag Ethnic Charged French
Five bands [ edit ]
Design
Entity, meaning
Status
Features of design
Horizontal five bands
Blue, white, red, white, blue
Cabo Verde National charged
Costa Rica National
North Korea National Fimbriated , charged
Allied-occupied Germany 1946-1949
Swallowtail
International maritime signal
Red, white, blue, white, red
Thailand National
Erie Within USA
Fimbriated , charged
Others
Richmond, Virginia Within USA
Fimbriated , charged
Kirghizia within USSR , 1952-1992Fimbriated , charged
Puerto Rico
Within USA
Cuba
National
Vertical five bands
Blue, white, red, white, blue
Santiago del Estero within Argentina Charged
More than five bands [ edit ] United States of America , national , cantoned Hawaii , within USA , cantoned Liberia , national , cantoned Malaysia , national , cantoned Kuala Lumpur , within Malaysia , charged Serapis flag of the American Revolution , cantoned Louisiana , within Confederate States of America , 1861, cantoned Different directions [ edit ] Duchy of Modena and Reggio , 1830–1859Netherlands Antilles , within Netherlands , cantoned , 1954-2010Entre Ríos , within Argentina Arlington , within USA, charged Memphis , within USA, charged Tuamotus , within French Polynesia , charged United Kingdom (Union Jack ), national flag
Norway , national , cantoned Iceland , national , cantoned Assyrian , ethnic flag See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] 
Chile, national, cantoned
Czechia, national, pall fesswise
North Carolina, within USA, cantoned
Texas, within USA, cantoned
La Rioja (Argentina), within Argentina, charged
Kansas City, Missouri, within USA, charged
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Cabo Verde
Costa Rica
North Korea
Allied-occupied Germany
Charlie
Thailand
Erie
Richmond, Virginia
Kirghizia
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Santiago del Estero
United States of America, national, cantoned
Hawaii, within USA, cantoned
Liberia, national, cantoned
Malaysia, national, cantoned
Kuala Lumpur, within Malaysia, charged
Serapis flag of the American Revolution, cantoned
Louisiana, within Confederate States of America, 1861, cantoned
Duchy of Modena and Reggio, 1830–1859
Netherlands Antilles, within Netherlands, cantoned, 1954-2010
Entre Ríos, within Argentina
Arlington, within USA, charged
Memphis, within USA, charged
Tuamotus, within French Polynesia, charged
United Kingdom (Union Jack), national flag
Norway, national, cantoned
Iceland, national, cantoned
Assyrian, ethnic flag
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