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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

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This is a list of flags used in Belgium.

National flag

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style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
{{ListFlag|Flag of Belgium.svg|150px}}1831-presentFlag of BelgiumA 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=

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style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1831–presentCivil ensign of BelgiumA vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio.
File:Government Ensign of Belgium.svg1950–presentState ensign of BelgiumA 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=

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style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
File:Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svgrowspan="4" | 1950–presentFlag of the Belgian ArmyThe Army badge, crowned, on a white field
File:Ensign of Belgian Air Force.svgEnsign of the Belgian Air ComponentThe Air Component badge and roundel on a blue field.
File:Naval Ensign of Belgium.svgNaval ensign of the Belgian NavyA 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 =

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style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
File:Naval Jack of Belgium.svg

| rowspan="3" |1831–present

|Naval jack of the Belgian Navy{{cn|date=June 2025}}

|A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 1:1 ratio.

File:Belgian Navy commissioning pennant.svg

|Pennant of the Belgian Navy{{cn|date=June 2025}}

|rectangular black-yellow-red pennant with split fly

File:Belgian flag Commodore.png

|Commodore of Belgium{{cn|date=June 2025}}

|The rectangular tricolour of Belgium with split fly on the end

File:Belgian Yacht ensign.gif

|1966–present

|The flag hoisted by Belgian yachts registered in yachting associations approved by the Minister, also called the "Belgian yacht ensign"{{cn|date=June 2025}}

|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

|1999–present

|Belgian pleasure boats often hoist the "European civil ensign"{{cn|date=June 2025}}

|The European Union flag with the Belgian civil ensign in canton, with a white fimbriation.

File:Special civil ensign.gif

|2016–present

|The civil ensign, bearing a black lion, is flown by non-naval ships with a crew partly from the Naval Reserve.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

|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

|2021–present

|The Belgian Naval Auxiliary Ensign or the flag of Sovereignty ship under Belgian command{{cn|date=June 2025}}

|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:Flag ABNL.jpg

|1957–present

|Standard of the Admiral Benelux

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Sub-national

=Regions =

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! class="unsortable" |Flag !! colspan="2" | Administrative division !! Adopted !! class="unsortable" | Description

File:Flag of Flanders.svg{{sort|Flanders|File:Flanders (Belgium) location.svg}}Flemish Region1973Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules.https://www.crisp.be/crisp/wp-content/uploads/analyses/2014-07-10_ACL-Istasse_C-2014-fete_de_la_Communaute_flamande.pdf{{cn|date=June 2025}}
File:Flag of Wallonia.svg{{sort|Wallonia|File:Wallonia (Belgium) location.svg}}Walloon Region1998–present
a red rooster on a yellow field
File:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg{{sort|Brussels-Capital Region|File:Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) location.svg}}Brussels-Capital Region2015

= Communities =

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! class="unsortable" |Flag !! colspan="2" | Administrative division !! Adopted !! class="unsortable" | Description

File:Flag of Flanders.svg{{sort|Flanders|File:Vlaamse Gemeenschap in Belgium.svg}}Flemish Community1973Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules.
File:Flag of Wallonia.svg{{sort|Wallonia|File:Waalse gemeenschap in Belgium.png}}French Community1991–present
a red rooster on a yellow field
File:Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg{{sort|German-speaking community|File:Duitstalige Gemeenschap in Belgium.png}}German-speaking community1990

=Provinces=

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! class="unsortable" |Flag !! colspan="2" | Administrative division !! Adopted !! class="unsortable" | Description

File:Flag of West Flanders.svg{{sort|West Flanders|File:Provincie West-Vlaanderen in Belgium.svg}}West Flanders1997coveted background in 12 pieces of gold and azure, with a heart shield of gules in the middle over the whole
File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg{{sort|East Flanders|File:Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen in Belgium.svg}}East Flanders1999
File:Flag of Antwerp.svg{{sort|Antwerp|File:Provincie Antwerpen in Belgium.svg}}Antwerp1997
File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg{{sort|Liège|File:Provincie Limburg in Belgium.svg}}Limburg1996
File:Flemish Brabant flag.png{{sort|Flemish-Brabant|File:Provincie Vlaams-Brabant in Belgium.svg}}Flemish Brabant1996
File:Flag Walloon-brabant.png{{sort|Walloon Brabant|File:Province du Brabant wallon in Belgium.svg}}Walloon Brabant1995
File:Flag of Hainaut (Belgian province).png{{sort|Hainaut|File:Province de Hainaut in Belgium.svg}}Hainaut/(This is the unofficial flag of Hainaut as the province does not officially have a flag)
File:Flag province namur.svg{{sort|Namur|File:Province de Namur in Belgium.svg}}Namur1953
File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg{{sort|Liège|File:Province de Liège in Belgium.svg}}Liège/(This is the unofficial flag of Liège, as the province does not officially have a flag)
File:Flag of the Province of Luxembourg (Belgium).svg{{sort|Luxembourg|File:Province de Luxembourg in Belgium.svg}}Luxembourg2018Azure and white horizontal stripes with the crowned red lion

= Flags of former Belgian provinces =

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! class="unsortable" |Flag

! colspan="2" |Administrative division

!Adopted

! class="unsortable" |Description

File:Belgische vlag Brabant.png

|{{sort|Brabant|File:Province of Brabant in Belgium 1963-1995.svg}}

|Brabant

|1837

|A golden lion (Leo Belgicus) on a black field.

= Brussels =

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style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
File:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region (1991–2015).svg1991–2015First version of Flag of Brussels-Capital RegionA blue field with a yellow iris with a white border on top.
File:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg

|2015–present

|Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region

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File:Vlag van Brussel (stad).svg

|1930–present

|Flag of Brussels (city)

|Emblem of Archangel Michael slaying the dragon

=Community commissions in Brussels=

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style="width:110px;" |Flag

!Date

style="width:250px;" |Use
File:Flag Belgium brussels.svg

|1989–present

Flag of the Common Community Commission
|1989–presentFlag of the Flemish Community Commission
File:Flag of the French Community Commission.svg

|1989–present

Flag of the French Community Commission

=Municipalities=

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Royal standards

=Monarch=

File:21 juli 2011 Defilé Koning Albert II.png

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.

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style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Use
File:Flag of Belgium (with crown).svg

|1831–present

|The Belgian flag with the royal crown

File:Royal Standard of King Leopold I of Belgium (1831–1865).png

|1831–1865

|Royal standard of Leopold I

File:Royal Standard of King Leopold II of Belgium (1865–1909).png

|1865–1909

|Royal standard of Leopold II

File:Royal Standard of King Albert I of Belgium (1909–1934).svg

|1909–1934

|Royal standard of Albert I

File:Royal Standard of King Leopold III of Belgium (1934–1951).svg1934–1951Royal standard of Leopold III
File:Royal Standard of King Baudouin of Belgium (1951–1993).svg1951–1993Royal standard of Baudouin I
File:Royal Standard of King Albert II of Belgium.svg1993–2013Royal standard of Albert II
File:Royal Standard of King Philippe of Belgium.svg2013–presentRoyal standard of Philippe

Historical flags

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style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="widths:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
File:Oriflamme of Charlemagne.png800–888{{cn|date=June 2025}}Imperial Orilflamme of CharlemagneA 3-pointed green field with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers.
File:Generieke vlag van Vlaanderen.svg862–1797{{cn|date=June 2025}}Flag of the County of FlandersA yellow flag with a black lion in the center. "Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules"
File:Generieke vlag van Henegouwen.svg900–1477{{cn|date=June 2025}}Flag of the County of HainautA yellow quartered banner with two black and two red lions.
File:LuikVlag.svg980–1790Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, also of the Republic of LiègeA bicolour, with two equal vertical bands of red and yellow.
File:Flag duchy Limburg.png

|1065–1797

|Flag of the Duchy of Limburg

|A white background with a red lion on it

File:Hertogdom Brabant vlag.png1183–1794{{cn|date=June 2025}}Flag of the Duchy of BrabantA golden lion on a black field.
File:Flag of the Low Countries.svgrowspan="2" | 1482–1714{{cn|date=June 2025}}Flag of the Spanish NetherlandsA white flag with the cross of Burgundy.
File:Civil ensign of the Spanish Netherlands.svgCivil Ensign of the Spanish NetherlandsA horizontal tricolour of red, white and yellow, with the Cross of Burgundy in the centre.
File:Austrian Low Countries Flag.svg1781–1786{{cn|date=June 2025}}Flag of the Austrian NetherlandsA tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, white and gold with the arms of Austria.
File:Flag of the Brabantine Revolution.svg1789 –1790Flag of the United Belgian StatesA tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, black and yellow.
File:Flag of Belgium (1830).svg1830 –1831Flag of the Belgian Revolution and the first Belgian flagA tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, yellow and red.
{{ListFlag|Flag of Belgium.svg|115px}}

|1831–present

|Flag of Belgium

|A vertical tricolour of red, yellow, and black.

= Colonials =

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
File:Flag of the Congo Free State.svg1908–1960{{cn|date=June 2025}}Flag of the Belgian CongoA blue flag with yellow five-pointed star.
File:Flag of Governor-General of Belgian Congo.svg1936–1960{{cn|date=June 2025}}Standard of the governor-general of the Belgian CongoA vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red, with a yellow star in the upper left canton on a blue field.

= Other historic flags =

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style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
File:Flag of Moresnet.svg

|1883 – 1920

|Flag of Neutral Moresnet

|A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, white and blue.

150x150px

|1722 – 1731

|Flag of the Belgian Ostend Company

(Austrian Netherlands)

|

Other

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;" |Flagstyle="width:100px;" |Datestyle="width:250px;" |Usestyle="width:250px;" |Description
File:Flag of Europe.svg1955–presentFlag of EuropeA circle of 12 5-pointed gold (yellow) stars on a blue field.
File:Flag of Benelux.svg1957–presentUnofficial flag of BeneluxA 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

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