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The flag of the
In 1986,
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10 October 2010 article accessed 10 October 2010.
File:Flag of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1966–1986).svg, Flag of the governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1966–1986)
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The flag of the Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
was white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flag's hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; six white, five-pointed stars are arranged in a hexagon pattern in the center of the blue band, their points up. It was adopted on 19 November 1959.
The six stars represented the six main islands of Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
, Bonaire
Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...
, Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
, Saba (island), Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten.
1986 modification
In 1986, Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
seceded from the Netherlands Antilles resulting in the flag being modified to depict only five stars to represent the remaining five islands.
Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, dissolved intoCuraçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
, Sint Maarten and the three public bodies of the Caribbean Netherlands.10 October 2010 article accessed 10 October 2010.
Flag of the governor of the Netherlands Antilles
Colors
See also
*Flag of the Netherlands **Flag of Aruba **Flag of Bonaire **Flag of Curaçao **Flag of Saba (island) **Flag of Sint Eustatius **Flag of Sint MaartenReferences
Flags introduced in 1959 Flags of the Netherlands Antilles, National flags National symbols of Aruba, Flag of the Netherlands Antilles National symbols of Sint Maarten, Flag of the Netherlands Antilles 1959 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles {{NetherlandsAntilles-stub