Flag of Liechtenstein

Infobox flag
Name = Liechtenstein
Article =

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Use = 111000
Symbol =
Proportion = 3:5
Adoption = June 24, 1937
Design = Horizontal bicolour of blue and red with a gold crown in the canton
Type = NationalThe flag of Liechtenstein consists of two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold ducal crown on the hoist side of the blue band. The colours likely derive from the livery colours of the Principality's royal household in the 18th century.

The red and blue of Liechtenstein's flag date from 1921. The crown was added in 1937, after it was discovered by Liechtenstein's team at the 1936 Summer Olympics that the flag then in use was identical to the flag of Haiti. The design of the crown was slightly modified in 1982. The flag can be hung vertically or horizontally, but the crown always remains upright.

Other flags

ee also

* Coat of arms of Liechtenstein

External links

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* [http://www.recht.li/sys/1982058.html Original Law text]