North Brabant

The flag of North Brabant or Brabants Bont (after the Brabant fur) consists of a chessboard pattern with 24 areas in the colors red and white.
The flag has been used since the Middle Ages, but fell into disuse in the 18th century. From the end of the nineteenth century, a flag was flown on which the image from the provincial coat of arms, a golden lion on black ground, was depicted. Thanks to state archivist mr. J. Smit, the Brabant flag came into use again. At the celebration of the 750th anniversary of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1935, a flag parade was held that had a major influence on both the use of the North Brabant flag and the development of municipal flags in the Netherlands. It has been the official flag of North Brabant since 1959. The flag of the province of Antwerp follows the same pattern and has the colors red, white, blue and yellow.Category:Netherlands
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