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List of Belgian flags

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"The Belgian Nation chooses red, yellow and black as its colours" – article 193 of the Belgian constitution

Flags on a Flemish town hall with (left to right) the European, Belgian and Flemish Community flags

This is a list of flags used in Belgium.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1831-present	Flag of Belgium	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 13:15 ratio. Technically the national flag, but rarely seen in the officially approved dimensions.

Ensign

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg	border	150px]]	1831–present	Civil ensign of Belgium	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio.
[[File:Government Ensign of Belgium.svg	border	150px]]	1950–present	State ensign of Belgium	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red defaced by a lion rampant ensigned by a crown, both sable (black), the lion armed and langued gules (red).

Military

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Flag of the Belgian Army.svg	border	150px]]	1950–present	Flag of the Belgian Army	The Army badge, crowned, on a white field
[[File:Ensign of Belgian Air Force.svg	border	150px]]	Ensign of the Belgian Air Component	The Air Component badge and roundel on a blue field.
[[File:Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg	border	150px]]	Naval ensign of the Belgian Navy	A yellow saltire on a white field, bordered above and below in red and to the left and right in black, charged on the top with a crown above crossed cannons and on the bottom by a fouled anchor.

Navy

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Naval Jack of Belgium.svg	border	150px]]	1831–present	Naval jack of the Belgian Navy	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 1:1 ratio.
[[File:Belgian Navy commissioning pennant.svg	border	150px]]	Pennant of the Belgian Navy	rectangular black-yellow-red pennant with split fly
[[File:Belgian flag Commodore.png	border	150x150px]]	Commodore of Belgium	The rectangular tricolour of Belgium with split fly on the end
[[File:Belgian Yacht ensign.gif	border	150x150px]]	1966–present	The flag hoisted by Belgian yachts registered in yachting associations approved by the Minister, also called the "Belgian yacht ensign"	The National ensign to be hoisted by Belgian yachts is made of three stripes placed vertically, black, yellow and red, of equal width; the black stripe is placed at hoist.
[[File:Belgian European civil ensign.gif	border	150x150px]]	1999–present	Belgian pleasure boats often hoist the "European civil ensign"	The European Union flag with the Belgian civil ensign in canton, with a white fimbriation.
	2016–present	The civil ensign, bearing a black lion, is flown by non-naval ships with a crew partly from the Naval Reserve.	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red defaced by a lion rampant, sable (black), armed and langued gules (red).
[[File:Naval auxiliary ensign.gif	border	150x150px]]	2021–present	The Belgian Naval Auxiliary Ensign or the flag of Sovereignty ship under Belgian command	A blue background with the Belgian Naval ensign in the top left corner and on the right middle a white fouled anchor with a crown on top
[[File:ABNL Flag.svg	border	150x150px]]	1957–present	Standard of the Admiral Benelux

Sub-national

Regions

Flag	Administrative division	Adopted
[[File:Flag of Flanders.svg	border	150px]]	Flemish Region	1973
[[File:Flag of Wallonia.svg	border	150px]]	Walloon Region	1998–present

[[File:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg	border	150px]]	Brussels-Capital Region	2015

Communities

Flag	Administrative division	Adopted
[[File:Flag of Flanders.svg	border	150px]]	Flemish Community	1973
[[File:Flag of Wallonia.svg	border	150px]]	French Community	1991–present

[[File:Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg	border	150px]]	German-speaking community	1990

Provinces

Flag	Administrative division	Adopted	Description
[[File:Flag of West Flanders.svg	border	150px]]		West Flanders	1997
[[File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg	border	150px]]		East Flanders	1999
[[File:Flag of Antwerp.svg	border	150px]]		Antwerp	1997
[[File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg	border	150px]]		Limburg	1996
[[File:Flemish Brabant flag.png	border	150x150px]]		Flemish Brabant	1996
[[File:Flag Walloon-brabant.png	border	113x113px]]		Walloon Brabant	1995
		Hainaut	/
[[File:Flag province namur.svg	border	150px]]		Namur	1953
		Liège	/
[[File:Official flag of the Arelerland.svg	border	150x150px]]		Luxembourg	2018

Flags of former Belgian provinces

Flag	Administrative division	Adopted	Description
[[File:Belgische vlag Brabant.png	border	150x150px]]		Brabant	1837

Brussels

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region (1991–2015).svg	frameless	150x150px]]	1991–2015	First version of Flag of Brussels-Capital Region	A blue field with a yellow iris with a white border on top.
[[File:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg	border	150x150px]]	2015–present	Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region
[[File:Vlag van Brussel (stad).svg	border	150x150px]]	1930–present	Flag of Brussels (city)	Emblem of Archangel Michael slaying the dragon

Community commissions in Brussels

Flag	Date	Use
[[File:Flag Belgium brussels.svg	border	150px]]	1989–present	Flag of the Common Community Commission
[[File:Flag of the Flemish Community Commission.svg	border	150px]]	1989–present	Flag of the Flemish Community Commission
[[File:Flag of the French Community Commission.svg	border	150px]]	1989–present	Flag of the French Community Commission

Municipalities

Main article: Commons:flags of municipalities of Belgium

Royal standards

Monarch

Each royal standard for a monarch is a square rouge ponceau banner of the royal arms, personalised with the king's cypher in each corner.

Flag	Date	Use
[[File:Flag of Belgium (with crown).svg	border	150x150px]]	1831–present	The Belgian flag with the royal crown
[[File:Royal Standard of King Leopold I of Belgium (1831–1865).png	frameless	150x150px]]	1831–1865	Royal standard of Leopold I
[[File:Royal Standard of King Leopold II of Belgium (1865–1909).png	frameless	150x150px]]	1865–1909	Royal standard of Leopold II
[[File:Royal Standard of King Albert I of Belgium (1909–1934).svg	border	150px]]	1909–1934	Royal standard of Albert I
[[File:Royal Standard of King Leopold III of Belgium (1934–1951).svg	border	150px]]	1934–1951	Royal standard of Leopold III
[[File:Royal Standard of King Baudouin of Belgium (1951–1993).svg	border	150px]]	1951–1993	Royal standard of Baudouin I
[[File:Royal Standard of King Albert II of Belgium.svg	border	150px]]	1993–2013	Royal standard of Albert II
[[File:Royal Standard of King Philippe of Belgium.svg	border	150px]]	2013–present	Royal standard of Philippe

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Oriflamme of Charlemagne.png	border	150px]]	800–888	Imperial Orilflamme of Charlemagne	A 3-pointed green field with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers.
[[File:Generieke vlag van Vlaanderen.svg	border	150px]]	862–1797	Flag of the County of Flanders	A yellow flag with a black lion in the center. "Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules"
[[File:Generieke vlag van Henegouwen.svg	border	150px]]	900–1477	Flag of the County of Hainaut	A yellow quartered banner with two black and two red lions.
[[File:LuikVlag.svg	border	150px]]	980–1790	Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, also of the Republic of Liège	A bicolour, with two equal vertical bands of red and yellow.
[[File:Wapenbanier Limburg (België).png	border	150x150px]]	1065–1797	Flag of the Duchy of Limburg	A white background with a red lion on it
[[File:Banner of the Duchy of Brabant.svg	border	150x150px]]	1183–1794	Flag of the Duchy of Brabant	A golden lion on a black field.
[[File:Flag of the Low Countries.svg	border	150px]]	1482–1714	Flag of the Spanish Netherlands	A white flag with the cross of Burgundy.
[[File:Civil ensign of the Spanish Netherlands.svg	border	150px]]	Civil Ensign of the Spanish Netherlands	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and yellow, with the Cross of Burgundy in the centre.
[[File:Austrian Low Countries Flag.svg	border	150px]]	1781–1786	Flag of the Austrian Netherlands	A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, white and gold with the arms of Austria.
[[File:Flag of the Brabantine Revolution.svg	border	150px]]	1789 –1790	Flag of the United Belgian States	A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, black and yellow.
[[File:Flag of Belgium (1830).svg	border	150px]]	1830 –1831	Flag of the Belgian Revolution and the first Belgian flag	A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, yellow and red.
	1831–present	Flag of Belgium	A vertical tricolour of red, yellow, and black.

Colonials

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Flag of the Congo Free State.svg	border	150px]]	1908–1960	Flag of the Belgian Congo	A blue flag with yellow five-pointed star.
[[File:Flag of Governor-General of Belgian Congo.svg	border	100x100px]]	1936–1960	Standard of the governor-general of the Belgian Congo	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red, with a yellow star in the upper left canton on a blue field.

Other historic flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Flag of Moresnet.svg	border	150px]]	1883 – 1920	Flag of Neutral Moresnet	A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, white and blue.
[[File:Burgee of RV Belgica antarctic expedition.svg	border	150px]]	1897 – 1899	Masthead pennant of the RV Belgica during the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899	A white swallowtail pennant defaced with the intertwined initials "YC" in black and gold, and two red triangles placed along the hoist.
[[File:Ostend company flag.png	150x150px]]	1722 – 1731	Flag of the Belgian Ostend Company

Other

Flag	Date	Use	Description
[[File:Flag of Europe.svg	border	150px]]	1955–present	Flag of Europe	A circle of twelve 5-pointed gold (yellow) stars on a blue field.
[[File:Flag of Benelux.svg	border	150px]]	1957–present	Unofficial flag of Benelux	A tricolour, with three horizontal bands of Red, white and blue representing the Netherlands and Luxembourg and a Black box in the middle representing Belgium. With a yellow lion in the centre

References

"Histoire et mémoire(s) :".
(5 February 2025). "Pennant of Antarctic ship Belgica recognised as cultural heritage". Belga News Agency.

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