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Flag of Dutch Limburg

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Flag ratio: 2:3

The flag of Dutch Limburg is a flag with the ratio of 2:3. It consists of 3 rows of colors in a size ratio of 2:1:2. The colors used are (from top to bottom) white, blue and gold (yellow). The flag was adopted by decree of the provincial executive of Limburg on 28 July 1953.

Flag of Limburg

In the flag there is a symbol of the red Limburgian lion with a double tail, facing the flagpole. The smaller blue middle row is symbolizing the river Meuse.[1]

This flag is not used in Belgian Limburg, which has its own, different, flag.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Limburg. "Wapen, vlag en volkslied". Provincie Limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-06.