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The national flag of Luxembourg ( Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Fändel; German: Flagge Luxemburgs; French: Drapeau du Luxembourg) consists of three horizontal stripes, red, white and light blue, and can be in 1:2 or 3:5 ratio. It was first used between 1845 and 1848 and officially adopted in 1993.
- 1848 (de facto), 1993 (de jure)
- A horizontal triband of red, white and light blue
- 3:5
- National flag
horizontally striped red-white-blue national flag. The flag typically has a width-to-length ratio of 3 to 5, but the ratio 1 to 2 is also acceptable. As a landlocked nation, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had little need for a national flag until the middle of the 19th century.
Luxembourg (/ ˈ l ʌ k s əm b ɜːr ɡ / ⓘ LUK-səm-burg; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg [ˈlətsəbuəɕ] ⓘ; German: Luxemburg [ˈlʊksm̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; French: Luxembourg [lyksɑ̃buʁ] ⓘ), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.
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- National language:, Luxembourgish, Administrative languages:, Luxembourgish, French, German
Learn about the history, design, and currency of Luxembourg's flag, a tricolor with three horizontal bands of equal size: red, white, and light blue. The flag's colors trace their origin to the House of Luxembourg's coat of arms and the colors are often considered revolutionary. The euro is the official and national currency of Luxembourg.
Learn about the history, meaning and colors of the flag of Luxembourg, a red-white-blue tricolor with a red two-tailed lion on a red and blue background. Find out how Luxembourg became a sovereign state in 1867 and how its flag was adopted in 1972.
Learn about the flag of Luxembourg, a tricolor of red, white, and light blue that symbolizes the nation's history, culture, and aspirations. Discover the origin, evolution, and meaning of the flag, as well as its resemblance to other European flags.
Learn about the origin, features and significance of the Luxembourg flag, one of the three national symbols of the Grand Duchy. The flag is made of three horizontal bands of red, white and sky blue, and differs from the Dutch flag by using a lighter shade of blue.
