List of Dutch flags
This is a list of flags used in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of the Netherlands.
National flag
Constituent countries
Provinces and public bodies of the Netherlands
Provinces
Public bodies
Municipal flags
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5 February 1975 |
Flag of the national capital, Amsterdam |
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1545–1549, 1647–? (1938), 1994–present |
Flag of Maastricht, the capital of the province of Limburg |
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10 February 1949 |
Flag of Rotterdam, the second city of The Netherlands |
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Flag of Arnhem, the capital city of the largest province of Gelderland |
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Flag of Eindhoven, the largest city of the province of Noord-Brabant |
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Flag of Lelystad, the capital of the province of Flevoland |
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Flag of Leeuwarden, the capital of the province of Friesland |
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Flag of Sneek, the second city of the province of Friesland |
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Flag of the City of Utrecht, the capital of the province of Utrecht |
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Flag of The Hague, the capital of the province of South Holland |
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Flag of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of the province of North Brabant |
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Flag of Zwolle, the capital of the province of Overijssel |
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Flag of Enschede, the largest city of the Twente region |
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Flag of Hilversum, the largest city of the Gooi area |
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Royal Standard
Other members of the Royal Family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
.svg.png) | 1985–present | Princes of the Netherlands
(Sons of Beatrix)
Constantijn and formerly Johan-Friso |
As princes of the Netherlands use a 5:6 rectangular flag with the Royal standard colours and their parental arms (a white tower) in the lower hoist as difference. |
.svg.png) | 1988–present | Princes of the Netherlands
(Sons of Margriet)
Maurits, Bernhard, Pieter-Christiaan and Floris |
As princes of the Netherlands use a 5:6 rectangular flag with the Royal standard colours and their parental arms (a white six pointed star) in the lower hoist as difference. |
.svg.png) | 1960–present | Princesses of the Netherlands
(Daughters of Juliana)
Irene, Margriet and Christina |
As princesses of the Netherlands use a swallow tailed flag, with the Royal standard colours and their parental arms (a heraldic rose) in the lower hoist as difference. |
 | 2002–present | Máxima of Orange-Nassau |
As queen Máxima uses a swallow tailed standard, with the colours of her husband's flag changed and her parental arms (a yellow tower) in the lower hoist. |
 | 2003–present | Laurentien of Orange-Nassau |
As princess Laurentien uses a swallow-tailed standard, with the colours of her husband's flag counterchanged and her parental arms (a yellow heraldic lozenge) in the lower hoist. |
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King's Representatives
Military and naval flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
 | | Tri Flag of the Ministry of Defence | |
 | July 1964 – present | Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force | |
 | | Flag of the Royal Netherlands Army | |
 | | Civilian Jack of the Netherlands (unofficial; most common variant) | |
 | | The "Geus", the naval jack of the Netherlands. | |
 | | Navy flag of the Secretary of Defence. | |
 | | Navy flag of the General Inspector of the Dutch Armed forces. | |
 | | Navy flag of the Commander in chief of the Dutch Army. | |
Historical
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1572–1795 |
The Prince's Flag |
A horizontal tricolor of orange, white and blue. |
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1795–1806 |
Flag of the Batavian Republic |
A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the Republic’s emblem in the canton. |
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1959–1975 |
Flag of Dutch Guyana (Suriname) |
A white flag with white, black, brown, red and yellow five-pointed stars, connected by a black ellipse |
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1959–1986 |
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles |
white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flag's hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; six white, five-pointed stars are arranged in a hexagon pattern in the center of the blue band, their points up. The six stars represented the six main islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten |
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1986–2010 |
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles after the secession of Aruba |
white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flag's hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in a pentagon pattern in the center of the blue band, their points up. The five stars represented the five main islands of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten. |
Royal Standards
Other members of the Royal Family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
.svg.png) | 1898–1908 | Standard of a Prince |
A flag with the colours of the historical Royal Standard with the Royal coat of arms in an orange rectangle at the central band. |
.svg.png) | 1898–1908 | Standard of a Princess |
A swallow tailed flag with the colours of the historical Royal Standard with the Royal coat of arms in an orange rectangle at the central band. |
.svg.png) | 1980–2004 | Standard of Juliana of Orange-Nassau |
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.svg.png) | 1908–1934 | Standard of Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont |
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.svg.png) | 1908–1910 | Standard of Marie of Orange-Nassau |
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.svg.png) | 1980–2002 | Standard of the Prince Consort |
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.svg.png) | 1948–1980 | Standard of the Prince Consort |
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.svg.png) | 1908–1934 | Standard of the Prince Consort |
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King's Representatives
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