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Originally Posted by BasilY

I suspect that as well. But I remember the vertical tricolors. (geez, can't the europeans be a bit more imaginative in their flag designs?)

Now you mention it, France's flag is rotated Dutch flag, Belgium flag is rotated German flag.

But for what Wikipedia is worth:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag

The Tricolour of The Netherlands is the oldest tricolor, first appearing in 1572 as the Prince's Flag in orange–white–blue. Soon the more famous red–white–blue began appearing — it is however unknown why, though many stories are known. After 1630 the red–white–blue was the most commonly seen flag. The Dutch Tricolor has inspired[citation needed] many flags but most notably those of Russia, India and France, which spread the tricolor concept even further. The Flag of the Netherlands is also the only flag in the world that is adapted for some uses, when the occasion has a connection to the royal house of the Netherlands an orange ribbon is added.

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