Luxembourg Flag

How to identify it

Red, white and light blue horizontal bands. The bottom band is a noticeably lighter sky blue than the Dutch flag, and the flag itself is drawn longer.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The tricolour was placed on a statutory footing by the 1972 law on national emblems.

History of the design

Law permits 3:5 and 1:2 forms. Its lighter blue and different legal proportions distinguish it from the Netherlands flag.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Netherlands

  The Netherlands uses a much darker blue lower band and is usually drawn less long; Luxembourg uses light blue.

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