Orange is the traditional colour associated with the House of Orange, the Royal Family of the Netherlands. The Dutch national flag in the past was orange-white-blue as well as red-white-blue.
Many countries do not base their sporting colours on their flag. Australia uses Green and Gold, for example, even though they are not its official flag colours. The German national soccer team usually play in white even though their flag is black, red and gold.
Apparetnly the New Jersey flag is pure orange with a dessign in the middle
When the Netherlands were overtaken by Spain, a flag that is much like their current one today was used. It was a horizontal tricolor of orange white and blue. The colors were chosen to represent the Prince of Orange's coat of arms. After the Dutch won their independence from the Spanish, it was taken over by France. The flag's design was kept the same, but the colors were changed to represent that mother nation. If you actually compare the flag of the Netherlands and the flag of France, you will notice the Netherlands' flag is a horizontal version of the French one.
The flag was changed to Red-White-Blue in 1795 by the French because those were the same as the colours of the French flag. Before it was Orange-White-Blue, the Prinsenvlag. This flag was invented in 1587 and the colours are based on William of Orange's livery colours.
While the colour orange is associated with the Netherlands, it does not appear on the national flag. It consists of 3 equally-sized horizontal bands of red, white and blue. The orange is associated with the royal family and their connections to the so-called House of Orange.
Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands. This comes from the history of the Dutch people and the person that lead them into their independance. William I of Orange (also known as "William the Silent" and "Father of the Fatherland") organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War led to an independent Dutch state. William of Orange was befriended by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip.The flag of Prince of Orange is orange/white/blue.
Orange is the color of the Dutch royal family. The Netherlands were invaded by Germany in May of 1940, but showed opposition. An Orange flag would ultimately say to any allied powers "Germans are not here, the town is safe".
Orange can represent a variety of things on a flag. On the flag of Sri Lanka orange represents Hinduism. The national color of Netherlands is orange, which used to be the predominant color on their flag. Answer #2: Since the category is "Irish History", the orange on the Irish flag is to recognize the "Orangemen" (protestants) who live in Ireland. The green is the original inhabitants and the white symbolizes the desire for peace between them. (and three cheers to them for this!)
The design (three vertical bars of color, one blue, one white and one orange) is similar to the flag the United Netherlands had in 1625 (when the colony of New Amsterdam was founded). The flag of the United Netherlands used three horizontal bars of color, one blue, one white and one orange.
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles was created in 1959.
The colours of the Dutch flag are red-white-blue. It are three equally divided horizontal bars.
The date that the flag of the Netherlands was adopted is February 19, 1937. The Netherlands was founded in 1648 and its capital is Amsterdam.
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