List of flags with blue, red, and white stripes

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]

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

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

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Triband

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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
  Luxembourg (province) Within Belgium Charged Luxembourgish
  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
  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

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

More than five bands

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Different directions

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See also

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References

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  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)