Belgium Flag

A bit of History

The flag of Belgium contains three equal vertical bands of black, yellow and red, the vertical design is based on the flag of France, while the colors were taken from the shield of the Duchy of Brabant. The unusual proportions of the flag (13:15) are of unknown origin. The flag was officially adopted on January 23, 1831, after the Belgian independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830. It played an important role during the revolution and its colors served as a reminder of an old shows with horizontal bands used during a previous revolt in 1789, when the Netherlands were under Austrian domination.