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 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 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 , 1894–2020 Cantoned 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 , 1946–1992 In canton Pan-Slavic Mari El Within Russia , 2006-2011 Charged Russian Pan-Slavic Ethnic , since 1848 Russian 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 , 1943–1992 Charged 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 , 1943–1992 Charged 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 , 1868–1918 Pan-Slavic Socialist Republic of Croatia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 1943–1990 Charged 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 Co-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 , 1943–1990 Charged 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 , unofficial In canton French Aleppo Within France , 1920-1924 In canton French Alawite State Within France , 1920-1938 In canton French Annam Within France , 1874-1949 In canton French Gabon Within France , 1959-1960 In canton French Laos Within French Indochina , 1893-1953 In canton French Louisiana Within Confederate States of America , unofficial, 1861 Charged French Togo Within France , 1957-1958 In 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 Tango International maritime signal Three 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 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 Charlie International maritime signal Red, white, blue, white, red Thailand National Erie Within USA Fimbriated , charged Others Bahia State within Brazil Cantoned Richmond, Virginia Within USA Fimbriated , charged Kirghizia within USSR , 1952-1992 Fimbriated , 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 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 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 Pará within Brazil , charged Amazonas within Brazil , cantoned See also References ^ Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - South Africa Flags ^ a b Eriksen, Thomas Hylland; Jenkins, Richard (2007). Flag, Nation and Symbolism in Europe and America . Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 9781134066964 . Retrieved 29 January 2019 . ^ "flag of France | History & Meaning". Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 2021-05-26 . ^ "Flag of Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 2021-07-22 . ^ (Dictionary of Vexillology: P (Padded Emblem - Pantone Matching System)