Information about the Luxembourger Flag: Colors and Meaning of the Flag of Luxembourg
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The flag of Luxembourg has been used since 1848 although it was only officially adopted on June 23, 1972. The colors of the flag had been used since the Belgian Revolution in the 1830s to show their patriotism, derived from the colors in the coat of arms of counts, dukes and Grand Duke of Luxembourg during the 13th century. The design of the current flag was created and fixed on June 12, 1845 after Luxembourg gained independence from Germany in 1835. It was greatly influenced by the flag of France. The current flag, with three equal sized horizontal stripes of red, white and blue is quite similar to the national flag of Netherlands. The difference is in the blue stripe, which uses a brighter and lighter blue than that of the flag of Netherlands. It is also longer, using either a ratio of 1:2 or 3:5.
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http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/luxembourg-flag.html
http://www.worldflags101.com/l/luxembourg-flag.aspx
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