List of flags of the Netherlands


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

FlagDateUseDescription
1947–presentFlag of DrentheA white flag with two horizontal red stripes, Between the two stripes there is a black tower and six red stars.
1986–presentFlag of FlevolandA flag with three stripes in blue, a thinner yellow one wavy on the left side, green, and a white fleur-de-lis is placed in the canton.
1957–presentFlag of FrieslandA flag consists of four blue and three white diagonal stripes; the white stripes filling with a total of seven red pompeblêden.
1953–presentFlag of GelderlandA horizontal tricolour flag in blue, yellow and black
1950–presentFlag of GroningenA flag with a green cross fimbriated in white, and red in the first and fourth quarter, blue in the second and third quarter.
1953–presentFlag of LimburgA flag with tricolour band in white, blue and yellow and a red lion rampant towards hoist side.
1959–presentFlag of North BrabantA flag consists of a chequy pattern alternatively in red and white.
1958–presentFlag of North HollandA horizontal tricolour flag in yellow, red and blue.
1948–presentFlag of OverijsselA yellow flag with two red bands in top and bottom, and a blue wavy band in the middle.
1985–presentFlag of South HollandA yellow flag with a red lion rampant towards hoist side.
1952–presentFlag of UtrechtA horizontal bicolour flag in white and red, with a red square filling with white cross in the canton.
1949–presentFlag of ZeelandA flag with wavy bands in blue and white with the coat of arms of Zeeland in the centre.

Public bodies

Municipalities

FlagDateUseDescription
1959–presentFlag of Amersfoort, a city in the province of Utrecht situated at the eastern edge of the Randstad.Three horizontal stripes in red and white, with two red blocks are placed below and above and a Saint George's cross on the hoist side
1975–presentFlag of the national capital, AmsterdamCoat of arms of Amsterdam presented horizontally on field
?–presentFlag of Arnhem, the capital city of the largest province, GelderlandA bi-colour field with white in the top and blue in the bottom, and a double-headed eagle towards hoist side
1959–presentFlag of Assen, the capital of the province of DrentheA bi-colour flag with blue in the top and white in the bottom
1996–presentFlag of Delft, home of the Delft University of Technology and Johannes VermeerCoat of arms of Delft presented horizontally on field
1927–presentFlag of Eindhoven, the largest city of the province of North BrabantA flag with two vertical stripes in red and white in the hoist side and five horizontal strips alternatively in red and white
2023–presentFlag of Enschede, the largest city of the Twente region and the province of OverijsselA white field with a red stripe with a battle fence
1879–presentFlag of the city of Groningen, the capital of the province of GroningenA white field with a green stripe
?–presentFlag of Haarlem, the capital of the province of North HollandA red field with the coat of arms of Haarlem towards hoist side
1966–presentFlag of Heerlen, a city in the south of the province of LimburgA blue field with a golden eagle in the middle
1999–presentFlag of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of the province of North BrabantA flag with five stripes alternatively in red and white and a black square with a yellow tree in the canton
1958–presentFlag of Hilversum, the largest city of the Gooi areaCoat of arms of Hilversum in banner form
2019–presentFlag of Leeuwarden, the capital of the province of FrieslandA blue flag with a yellow lion rampant in the middle and two vertical stripes alternatively in red and white in the hoist side
1949–presentFlag of Leiden, a city in South Holland with the oldest Dutch university, Leiden University, and birthplace of RembrandtA red field with a white stripe in the middle, with a white disc towards hoist with red border and two crossed red keys
1981–presentFlag of Lelystad, the capital of the province of FlevolandA yellow field with a blue hexagon filling with a white fleur-de-lis towards hoist and surrounding by four Ls
1545–1549, 1647–?, 1994–presentFlag of Maastricht, the capital of the province of LimburgA white five-pointed star in the red field, towards hoist
1974–presentFlag of Middelburg, the capital of the province of ZeelandCoat of arms of Middelburg in banner form
1949–presentFlag of Rotterdam, the second city of the NetherlandsA white stripe in the green field
1984–presentFlag of Scheveningen, a seaside resort and a district of The HagueIn azure with three right swimming herrings of silver, each herring with a three-leaved yellow crown, floating above the head.
1456–presentFlag of Sneek, the second city of the province of FrieslandA flag with hoist half in black and fly half in yellow
1949–presentFlag of The Hague, the capital of the province of South HollandA flag with yellow at the top and green at the bottom
1990–presentFlag of the city of Utrecht, the capital of the province of UtrechtA bi-colour flag in white and red field and partly per bend
1980–presentFlag of Weert, a town in the centre of the province of LimburgA white field with a blue horizontal stripe in the middle and a yellow vertical stripe in the hoist side surmounted with three red horns
1962–presentFlag of Zwolle, the capital of the province of OverijsselA blue field with a white cross

Regions

Royal family

Royal standard

Other members of the royal family

Governmental flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2011-presentFlag of the government of the NetherlandsLight blue field with a white one-third width post next to the post and containing at the top the emblem of the Dutch Government and its agencies.
1986-presentFlag of the governor of ArubaA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and a badge of the flag of Aruba in the centre.
2010-presentFlag of the governor of CuraçaoA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and a badge of the flag of Curaçao in the centre.
2010-presentFlag of the governor of Sint MaartenA white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and a badge of Sint Maarten in the centre.

Military and naval flags

Historical

National flags

Colonies and overseas territories

Provinces

Royal standards

Other members of the Royal Family

Dutch governors

Military and naval flags

House flags