Belgium - Flag - Badge - (Aliexpress)
The national flag of the kingdom of Belgium ( Dutch : Vlag van het koninkrijk België, French : Drapeau de la Belgique, German : Flagge Belgiens) is a tricolour of three bands of black , yellow , and red . The colours were taken from the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant , and the vertical design may be based on the flag of France . When flown, the black band is nearest the pole (at the hoist side). It has the unusual proportions of 13:15. On 26 August 1830, the day after the rioting at the Brussels Opera and the start of the Belgian Revolution , the flag of France flew from the city hall of Brussels . The insurgents hastily replaced it with a tricolour of red, yellow and black horizontal stripes (similar to the one used during the Brabant Revolution of 1789–1790 which had established the United States of Belgium ) made at a nearby fabric store. As a result, Article 193 of the Constitution of Belgium describes the colours of the Belgian nation as Red, Yellow and Black...