Talk:Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

fonzy

Itresting but my much rtaher have an article written in otr own words.-fonzy

Well fonzy, I don't think many people would like to read wikipedia if it was written in your words. :P - Golradir 18:36, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

"Orange"

Dutch flag

Prince's flag

I see that the top stripe is traditionally referred to as "orange", although it is in fact colored red. This discrepancy should be handled better: It's confusing to consistently see a red stripe called orange, particularly in the opening paragraph and in the picture description. AFAIK heraldic descriptions are supposed to be unambiguous, so someone reading "orange" would certainly paint a different flag than the one depicted. I propose to replace orange with red (traditionally called "orange") or something of the like. --BjKa 10:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Just for the record : the top stripe is not traditionally referred to as "orange".--MWAK (talk) 14:56, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

That's correct, here in the Netherlands the top stripe is traditionally referred to as "red". The orange-white-blue was the Prince's flag (referring to the Prince of Orange, aka. William the Silent) used as flag by the Dutch Republic from 1581 to 1795. But that flag really had an orange top stripe, and also the blue was brighter. Pasted the pictures here to clarify. Jaho (talk) 22:30, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Questions and Answers

Dutch Flag in America

Q: Why is the Dutch tri-coloured flag used commonly in North America with the world "sale" on it? (Sale written on the white portion of the flag). Does anyone know the reasoning for this? And why the Netherlands flag. - Thanks! User:Themepark

It's not really a Dutch flag. In fact, it's not really a flag at all, but rather an elongated banner, featuring the colours of the USA flag, the Stars and Stripes (which coincidentally are the same as the colours of the Dutch flag). I assume it's used by to liven up the display and to make people subconsciously associate spending their money with patriotism, thereby increasing sales. Shinobu 02:46, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Hm, dunno... but we Dutchies really love bargains (just think of Dutch party). Could that be the reason? ;) Jaho (talk) 22:43, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Dutch Navy 'double' flag. Red-white-blue-red-white-blue?

Q: On some paintings, the Dutch navy flag is pictured to be 'double', red-white-blue-red-white-blue. See, for example the Four Days Battle (click the top paining, and take a close look). Some games, like Age of Empires III, also uses that 'double' flag. Anyone an idea why? (I wanted to list more painings, but as usual, when you need them, you can't find them.) Hfodf 00:49, 28 December 2006 (UTC) (Quick edit: see also: painting: Third Anglo-Dutch War.)

See FOTW's page about the Prince's Flag on this. Nothing conclusive about exactly why, though, but a bit more background. Niels|en talk-nl talk (faster response)| 01:02, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Oldest Tricolor

I removed a cite-needed phrase naming this flag at the oldest tricolor in continuous use. It had been tagged as such for half a year now. Depending on how one imagines that honorific, it is either false or at least misleading. The Union Jack has been around for considerably longer as far as national flags go, and even if you are to consider the flag's origins, the Dutch flag has gone through many changes since the UJ found its current form. I haven't bothered to check on any others, but there only needs to be one to prove that assertion false. :) Needless to say, please correct me if I'm wrong. --BDD 23:27, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, the Union Jack is not a tricolour (which is not simply a flag with three colours) — and was only a (rarely used) naval, not a national, flag between 1606 and 1707. The only other candidate for the title is the flag of Hungary, the use of which has, obviously, been far less continuous, apart from the problem whether its early application as a national symbol can be proven.--MWAK (talk) 07:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Cross of Burgundy

The text describes the cross of Burgundy as a saltire "with flames issuing from the intersection". That's the Burgundian badge of the firesteel and the flint with sparks, that at times was part of the Burgundian ragged saltire, especially of the earliest types. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.142.175.22 (talk) 10:09, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

"http://www.warflag.com/flags/medieval/burgflag.shtml" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.142.175.22 (talk) 10:15, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

"http://pics.myarmoury.com/pavise01a.html"

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