Flags of white, red and blue stripes (bands) are closely associated with independence and the French Revolution. It can often signal the relationships of some nations with other nations (for instance, the flag of the Netherlands and flags of its former colonies).Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - South Africa Flags

The Dutch tricolor, the first known example of the tricolor, stood for liberty and republicanism, and the Netherlands flag influenced the tricolour flags of France and Russia.

The flag model was put forward in the French Revolution with the tricolore, a term which to this day, can refer to the flag of France directly, rather than all tricolors. The French tricolour has become one of the most influential flags in history, with its three-colour scheme being adopted by many other nations, both in Europe and the rest of the world, and, according to the Encyclopædia Britannica has historically stood "in symbolic opposition to the autocratic and clericalist royal standards of the past".

The British Union Jack was drawn up to represent the union of England and Scotland. The American flag or Stars and Stripes made a major contribution to the modern flag tradition and the idea of a flag representing both population and government, like the French flag after the Revolution.

The various blue, white, and red striped banners were adopted, somewhat changing the order and position of stripes (vertical and horizontal). The Russian flag was adopted by Peter the Great on the basis of the Dutch flag, during his effort to build a Western-oriented navy.

They also became the Pan-Slavic colors, particularly Austro-Slavism in countries that became independent from the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.(Dictionary of Vexillology: P (Padded Emblem - Pantone Matching System)

Dual bands

, national, cantoned Second National Front of the Escambray , national, pall fesswise , within USA, cantoned , within USA, cantoned Lubbock, within USA, charged Murphy, within USA, charged , within Argentina, charged Kansas City, Missouri, within USA, charged

Triband

Design Entity, meaning Status Features of design Origin Horizontal triband Within Uruguay Charged Ethnic Pan-Slavic 1817–1818 Principality of Lucca and Piombino 1805–1809 Principality of Piombino 1805–1814 M-19 Within Colombia Carpathia Ruthenia Within Ukraine Patagonian Republican Movement Within Argentina and Chile Kingdom of Slavonia mid 1800s–1852; 1860–1918 Pan-Slavic 1918–1929 Pan-Slavic 1929–1946 Pan-Slavic 1943–1946 Charged Pan-Slavic 1946–1963 Charged Pan-Slavic 1963–1991 Charged Pan-Slavic 1992–2003 Pan-Slavic 2003-2006 Pan-Slavic Within Russia Within Mexico Within Ukraine Within Brazil Charged Fort Smith Within USA Cantoned Within Moldova Charged Kayin State Within Burma Charged Within Russia Vertical green band Russian Mannheim Within Germany Region in Poland Allied Democratic Forces Within the Democratic Reopublic of the Congo Royal Yugoslav Army Army flag of the Yugoslav Republic Within USA, 1894–2020 Cantoned American Within Philippines Charged Within Malaysia Cantoned Within Germany Valledupar Within Colombia Standard of Army General of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia The generals military force in Yugoslavia Standard of Division General of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Stardard general force of the Yugoslav Republic Flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (reverse) The flag of the Ground forces of the Yugoslav Cantonment Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1946–1992 In canton Pan-Slavic Mari El Within Russia, 2006-2011 Charged Russian Pan-Slavic Ethnic, since 1848 Russian Rusyns Ethnic Charged Pan-Slavic Turov Within Belarus Russian National Charged Pan-Slavic Within Argentina Within Bosnia and Herzegovina Pan-Slavic Within Serbia Pan-Slavic 1905–1918 Charged Pan-Slavic Dubrovnik Republic 1991–1992 Socialist Republic of Montenegro Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1992 Charged Pan-Slavic Within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1993–2004 Red-azure-white Pan-Slavic 1882–1918 Charged Pan-Slavic Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1992 Charged Pan-Slavic 1992–2004 Pan-Slavic Unrecognized, 1991–1995 Charged Pan-Slavic Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Self-proclaimed, 1995–1998 Charged Pan-Slavic Serbian Orthodox Church Religious Charged Pan-Slavic National Charged Pan-Slavic National Red-white-azure Dutch National Prince's Flag (oldest tricolour) National Charged 1795–1806 Charged Dutch 1857–1902 In canton Dutch Malaita Province Within Solomon Islands 1918 Pan-Slavic 1928–1994 Element of charge Dutch 1857–1874, 1875–1877, 1881–1902 Vertical green band Dutch Within USA Fimbriated, charged Fort Lauderdale Within USA Charged Within Malaysia Charged Within Uruguay Charged Within USA Charged French Mobile Within USA Charged Within Russia Charged Russian Within USA Charged French, American Odessa Within USA Charged Komi-Permyak Okrug Within Russia Charged Russian Within Russia Charged Russian Samara Within Russia Charged Russian Within Austria-Hungary, 1868–1918 Pan-Slavic Socialist Republic of Croatia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1990 Charged Pan-Slavic Flag of the Triglav unit Within Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–1996 Charged Pan-Slavic National Dutch National Charged Pan-Slavic National Charged Pan-Slavic Transnistria Within MoldovaCo-National Pan-Slavic Within Russia In charge Russian 1939–1945 Pan-Slavic Socialist Republic of Slovenia Within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1943–1990 Charged Pan-Slavic Tricolour of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Maracaibo Within Venezuela Charged Bydgoszcz Within Poland Charged Flag of the Liberation Front Manatí, Puerto Rico Within Puerto Rico Schaumburg-Lippe Within Germany, 1880–1935 Polish National Government (January Uprising) 1863–1864 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Within Nazi Germany, 1939–1945 Vertical triband National Balilihan, Bohol Within Philippines Charged Bayonne Within USA Charged Within Philippines Charged Within USA Charged French Kansas City Within USA Charged Madawaska Within USA Charged Within Russia Charged Russian Within France In canton French Timóteo Within Brazil Charged Within France, unofficial In canton French Aleppo Within France, 1920–1924 In canton French Alawite State Within France, 1920–1938 In canton French Annam Within France, 1874–1949 In canton French Within France, 1959–1960 In canton French Within French Indochina, 1893–1953 In canton French Louisiana Within Confederate States of America, unofficial, 1861 Charged French Within France, 1957–1958 In canton French Tunisia Unofficial, Within France, 1881–1956 In canton French Acadian Ethnic Charged French 1790–1794 Within Brazil Charged Cleveland Within USA Charged American Within Argentina Charged Within Argentina Charged Teresópolis Within Brazil Charged Tango International maritime signal Three International maritime signal Pennon More triband Top right to bottom left Within Russia Charged Russian Franco-American Flag Ethnic Charged French

Five bands Design Entity, meaning Status Features of design Horizontal five bands Blue, white, red, white, blue National charged National Five-striped National Charged five-striped 1946–1949 Swallowtail Charlie International maritime signal Red, white, blue, white, red National Five-striped Erie Within USA Charged five-striped Others State within Brazil CantonedRichmond Within USA Fimbriated, charged within USSR, 1952–1992 Charged five-stripedWithin USAUS stateNational Vertical five bands Blue, white, red, white, blue within Argentina Charged

More than five bands , national, cantoned , within USA, cantoned , national, cantoned , national, cantoned , within Malaysia, charged Serapis flag of the American Revolution, cantoned , within Confederate States of America, 1861, cantoned

Different directions , 1830–1859 , within Netherlands, cantoned, 1954-2010 , within Argentina Arlington, within USA, charged Memphis, within USA, charged , within French Polynesia, charged (Union Jack), national flag List of countries and territories with the Union Jack displayed on their flag , national , national Assyrian, ethnic flag within Brazil, charged within Brazil, cantoned within The United States

See also

List of flags by color combination List of flags by design Tricolor

References