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# File:Flag of Belgium.svg

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## Description[ edit ]

DescriptionFlag of Belgium.svg

Български: Национално знаме на Белгия
Brezhoneg: Banniel Belgia
Bosanski: Zastava Belgije
Čeština: Belgická státní a válečná vlajka
Dansk: Belgiens flag
Deutsch: Flagge Belgiens
Ελληνικά: Σημαία του Βελγίου
English: Flag of Belgium
Español: Bandera de Bélgica
Eesti: Belgia lipp
Suomi: Belgian lippu
Français : Drapeau de la Belgique
Gaeilge: Bratach na Bheilg
Hrvatski: Zastava Belgije
Magyar: Belgium zászlaja
Italiano: Bandiera del Belgio
ქართული: ბელგიის დროშა
Limburgs: Vlag van t'Belsj
Lietuvių: Belgijos vėliava
Latviešu: Belgijas karogs
Malti: Bandiera tal-Belġju
Nederlands: Vlag van België
Polski: Flaga Belgii
Português: Bandeira da Bélgica
Română: Drapelul Belgiei
Slovenčina: Súčasná štátna a vojnová vlajka Belgicka
Slovenščina: Zastava Belgije
Svenska: Belgiens flagga
Українська: Прапор Бельгії
West-Vlams: Vlagge van België
Walon: Drapea del Beldjike

This is the national flag of Belgium, according to the Official Guide to Belgian Protocol. It has a 13:15 aspect ratio, though it is rarely seen in this ratio.

Its colours are defined as Pantone black, Pantone yellow 115, and Pantone red 02; also given as CMYK 0,0,0,100; 0,8.5,79,0; and 0,94,87,0.

Date | 27 September 2005

Source

Van den Bussche, E., Chief of Protocol, Belgian Federal Department of the Interior (2008) Noble Belgique, ô Mère chérie - LE PROTOCOLE EN BELGIQUE (PROTOCOL IN BELGIUM), Heule: Editions UGA ISBN: 9789067689359.

iThe source code of this SVG is valid.

Author | Dbenbenn and others

Colours

● black | rendered as `RGB 000 000 000` | Pantone black
● red | rendered as `RGB 237 041 057` | Pantone red 02
● gold | rendered as `RGB 250 224 066` | Pantone yellow 115

## Dependent images[ edit ]

- Flag of Belgium (civil).svg (colours)
- Government Ensign of Belgium.svg (colours)
- Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg (colours)
- Naval Jack of Belgium.svg (colours)

## Derivative works[ edit ]

Derivative works of this file:

- Flag of Belgium and Germany.svg
- Flag of French language.png

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

| This file is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.

| This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

## File history

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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment
current | 05:22, 23 July 2013 |  | 450 × 390 (201 B) | Sarang (talk | contribs) | Code
| 19:30, 3 May 2011 |  | 450 × 390 (215 B) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Code
| 11:18, 3 May 2011 |  | 531 × 461 (979 B) | Evanc0912 (talk | contribs) | Matching the colours with the official description issued by the Ministry of Interior of Belgium.
| 11:05, 3 May 2011 |  | 450 × 390 (368 B) | Evanc0912 (talk | contribs) | I'm sorry. I will fix it.
| 18:00, 8 August 2010 |  | 450 × 390 (368 B) | Rinkio (talk | contribs) | Missing XML declarations
| 06:41, 9 March 2010 |  | 450 × 390 (215 B) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Going with Pantone, can't split CMYK in Inkscape. Also, the BE government made an error. There is no such thing as Pantone 02, but ther is such thing as Pantone 032 and is used in the flags of Austria and Singapore.
| 15:59, 2 November 2009 |  | 450 × 390 (431 B) | Oreo Priest (talk | contribs) | My mistake earlier. This is the official version with the official colours, per the official guide to protocol in Belgium.
| 01:01, 25 October 2009 |  | 450 × 390 (427 B) | Wester (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 10:53, 1 June 2009
| 08:37, 7 October 2009 |  | 450 × 300 (458 B) | Rinkio (talk | contribs) | Add XML and DOCTYPE tags
| 14:27, 2 October 2009 |  | 450 × 300 (268 B) | Oreo Priest (talk | contribs) | Official version per Belgian Federal Government. Do not revert without a source.
| 10:53, 1 June 2009 |  | 450 × 390 (427 B) | Artem Karimov (talk | contribs) | code cleanup
| 14:54, 13 February 2008 |  | 450 × 390 (687 B) | Avala (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 19:22, 28 July 2007
| 14:54, 13 February 2008 |  | 595 × 842 (829 B) | Avala (talk | contribs) | recommended colours
| 19:22, 28 July 2007 |  | 450 × 390 (687 B) | Ms2ger (talk | contribs) | Valid SVG
| 13:45, 19 July 2007 |  | 450 × 390 (680 B) | Lennart (talk | contribs) |
| 19:59, 24 October 2006 |  | 450 × 390 (680 B) | Tuvic (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 10:21, 23 October 2006 |  | 450 × 300 (680 B) | Cristan (talk | contribs) | == Summary == The flag of Belgium. {{sl|državna zastava Belgije}} Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of Belgium == Licensing == {{PD-self}} [[Category:SVG s
| 21:50, 29 April 2006 |  | 450 × 390 (680 B) | Denelson83 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 11:59, 29 April 2006 |  | 450 × 300 (268 B) | Jrenier (talk | contribs) | standard ratio {{PD}}
| 20:10, 17 December 2005 |  | 450 × 390 (680 B) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | I coded the flag using notepad and less metadata
| 22:29, 29 September 2005 |  | 450 × 390 (1 KB) | Dbenbenn (talk | contribs) | fix vertical position of black bar (I release changes as PD)
| 22:07, 28 September 2005 |  | 450 × 390 (2 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) |
| 22:18, 27 September 2005 | No thumbnail | (2 KB) | SKopp (talk | contribs) | The flag of Belgium. Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of Belgium

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