List of flags with blue, red, and white stripes

Dutch fleg
The Flag of the Netherlands was likely the first tricolor with red, white, and blue bands, influencing many others.

Flags of white, red and blue stripes (bands) are closely associated with independence and the French Revolution. It can often signal the relationships of some nations with other nations (for instance, the flag of the Netherlands and flags of its former colonies).[1]

The Dutch tricolor, the first known example of the tricolor, stood for liberty and republicanism, and the Netherlands flag influenced the tricolour flags of France and Russia.[2]

The flag model was put forward in the French Revolution with the tricolore, a term which to this day, can refer to the flag of France directly, rather than all tricolors. The French Tricolour has become one of the most influential flags in history, with its three-colour scheme being adopted by many other nations, both in Europe and the rest of the world, and, according to the Encyclopædia Britannica has historically stood "in symbolic opposition to the autocratic and clericalist royal standards of the past".[3]

The British Union Jack was drawn up to represent the union of England and Scotland. The American flag or Stars and Stripes made a major contribution to the modern flag tradition and the idea of a flag representing both population and government, like the French flag after the Revolution.[2]

The various blue, white, and red striped banners were adopted, somewhat changing the order and position of stripes (vertical and horizontal). The Russian flag was adopted by Peter the Great on the basis of the Dutch flag, during his effort to build a Western-oriented navy.[4]

They also became the Pan-Slavic colors, particularly Austro-Slavism in countries that became independent from the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.[5]

Dual bands

Triband

Design Entity, meaning Status Features of design Origin
Horizontal triband
Blue-red-white
  Rocha Within Uruguay Charged
 Sorbs Ethnic Pan-Slavic
Blue-white-red
  Chile 1817
Principality of Lucca and Piombino 1805-1809
Principality of Piombino 1805–1814
Kingdom of Slavonia mid 1800s–1852; 1860–1918 Pan-Slavic
 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 1918–1929 Pan-Slavic
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1929–1946 Pan-Slavic
 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia 1943–1946 Charged Pan-Slavic
 Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia 1946–1963 Charged Pan-Slavic
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1963–1991 Charged Pan-Slavic
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992-2003 Pan-Slavic
 Serbia and Montenegro 2003-2006 Pan-Slavic
 Republic of Crimea Within Russia
 Autonomous Republic of Crimea Within Ukraine
 Espírito Santo Within Brazil Charged
Fort Smith Within USA Cantoned
 Gagauzia Within Moldova Charged
Kayin State Within Burma Charged
 Khakassia Within Russia Vertical green band Russian
Mannheim Within Germany
 Masuria Region in Poland
 Mississippi Within USA, 1894–2020 Cantoned American
 Mindanao Within Philippines Charged
 Sabah Within Malaysia Cantoned
 Schleswig-Holstein Within Germany
Valledupar Within Colombia
 Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1946–1992 In canton Pan-Slavic
Mari El Within Russia, 2006-2011 Charged Russian
Pan-Slavic Ethnic, since 1848 Russian
Rusyns Ethnic Charged Pan-Slavic
Turov Within Belarus Russian
Red-blue-white
  Serbia National Charged Pan-Slavic
 Misiones Within Argentina
 Republika Srpska Within Bosnia and Herzegovina Pan-Slavic
 Vojvodina Within Serbia Pan-Slavic
 Kingdom of Montenegro 1905–1918 Charged Pan-Slavic
Socialist Republic of Montenegro Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1992 Charged Pan-Slavic
 Montenegro Within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1993-2004 Red-azure-white Pan-Slavic
 Kingdom of Serbia 1882–1918 Charged Pan-Slavic
 Socialist Republic of Serbia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1992 Charged Pan-Slavic
 Serbia 1992-2004 Pan-Slavic
 Serbian Krajina Unrecognized, 1991–1995 Charged Pan-Slavic
Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Self-proclaimed, 1995–1998 Charged Pan-Slavic
Serbian Orthodox Church Religious Charged Pan-Slavic
Red-white-blue
  Croatia National Charged Pan-Slavic
 Luxembourg National Red-white-azure Dutch
 Netherlands National Prince's Flag (oldest tricolour)
 Paraguay National Charged
 Batavian Republic 1795–1806 Charged Dutch
 Orange Free State 1857–1902 In canton Dutch
 State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs 1918 Pan-Slavic
 South Africa 1928–1994 Element of charge Dutch
 Transvaal 1857–1874, 1875–1877, 1881–1902 Vertical green band Dutch
 Dallas Within USA Fimbriated, charged
Fort Lauderdale Within USA Charged
 Labuan Within Malaysia Charged
 Lavalleja Within Uruguay Charged
 Missouri Within USA Charged French
Mobile Within USA Charged
 Mordovia Within Russia Charged Russian
 New Orleans Within USA Charged French, American
Odessa Within USA Charged
Komi-Permyak Okrug Within Russia Charged Russian
 Samara Oblast Within Russia Charged Russian
Samara Within Russia Charged Russian
 Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Within Austria-Hungary, 1868–1918 Pan-Slavic
Socialist Republic of Croatia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1990 Charged Pan-Slavic
 Herzeg-Bosnia Within Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–1996 Charged Pan-Slavic
White-blue-red
  Russia National Dutch
 Slovakia National Charged Pan-Slavic
 Slovenia National Charged Pan-Slavic
Transnistria Within Moldova
Co-National		 Pan-Slavic
 Chukotka Within Russia In charge Russian
 First Slovak Republic 1939–1945 Pan-Slavic
Socialist Republic of Slovenia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1990 Charged Pan-Slavic
White-red-blue
 Tricolour of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Maracaibo Within Venezuela Charged
Bydgoszcz Within Poland Charged
Manatí, Puerto Rico Within Puerto Rico
Schaumburg-Lippe Within Germany, 1880–1935
Polish National Government (January Uprising) 1863–1864
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Within Nazi Germany, 1939–1945
Vertical triband
Blue-white-red
  France National
Balilihan, Bohol Within Philippines Charged
Bayonne Within USA Charged
 Bohol Within Philippines Charged
 Iowa Within USA Charged French
Kansas City Within USA Charged
Madawaska Within USA Charged
 Novgorod Oblast Within Russia Charged Russian
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Within France In canton French
Timóteo Within Brazil Charged
 Wallis and Futuna Within France, unofficial In canton French
Aleppo Within France, 1920–1924 In canton French
Alawite State Within France, 1920–1938 In canton French
Annam Within France, 1874–1949 In canton French
 Gabon Within France, 1959–1960 In canton French
 Laos Within French Indochina, 1893–1953 In canton French
Louisiana Within Confederate States of America, unofficial, 1861 Charged French
 Togo Within France, 1957–1958 In canton French
Tunisia Unofficial, Within France, 1881–1956 In canton French
Acadian Ethnic Charged French
Red-white-blue
  France 1790–1794
 Alagoas Within Brazil Charged
Cleveland Within USA Charged American
 Córdoba Within Argentina Charged
 Santa Fe Within Argentina Charged
Teresópolis Within Brazil Charged
Tango International maritime signal
Three International maritime signal Pennon
More triband
Top right to bottom left  Primorsky Krai Within Russia Charged Russian
Franco-American Flag Ethnic Charged French

Five bands

Design Entity, meaning Status Features of design
Horizontal five bands
Blue, white, red, white, blue  Cabo Verde National charged
 Costa Rica National Five-striped
 North Korea National Charged five-striped
 Allied-occupied Germany 1946–1949 Swallowtail
Charlie International maritime signal
Red, white, blue, white, red  Thailand National Five-striped
Erie Within USA Charged five-striped
Others  Bahia State within Brazil Cantoned
Richmond Within USA Fimbriated, charged
 Kirghizia within USSR, 1952–1992 Charged five-striped
 Puerto Rico Within USA
 Ohio US state
 Cuba National
Vertical five bands
Blue, white, red, white, blue  Santiago del Estero within Argentina Charged

More than five bands

Different directions

See also

References

  1. ^ Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - South Africa Flags
  2. ^ a b Eriksen, Thomas Hylland; Jenkins, Richard (2007). Flag, Nation and Symbolism in Europe and America. Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 9781134066964. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ "flag of France | History & Meaning". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  4. ^ "Flag of Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ (Dictionary of Vexillology: P (Padded Emblem - Pantone Matching System)
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