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Mons (Municipality, Province of Hainaut, Belgium)

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Municipal flag of Mons - Image by Filip van Laenen, 15 November 2001

Municipal flag of Mons
Former flag of Mons
Club Nautique Mons Borinage

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Municipal flag of Mons

The municipality and town (Ville) of Mons (13,000 inhabitants) is the capital city of the Province of Hainaut.

The flag is vertically divided red-white-red. Proportions are 2:3.

Source: Flags of the Low Countries

Jarig Bakker, 15 November 2001

Former flag of Mons

Former municipal flag of Mons, c. 1900 - Image by Ivan Sache, 12 June 2005

Nouveau Larousse Illustré, Dictionnaire Universel Encyclopédique (7 volumes, published in Paris, 1898-1904) shows the flags of the main Belgian cities, then based on the traditional colours of the cities.
The flag shown for Mons is horizontally divided red-white-red.

Jan Martens & Ivan Sache, 12 June 2005

Club Nautique Mons Borinage

Burgee of CNMB - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 May 2005

The burgee of CNMB is a 1:2 triangular flag, red with a white triangle in the middle. The elegant geometric construction of the flag involves four triangles, three red and one white, of equal size.

The flag can be seen on the poster announcing the European Championship of Vaurien Class, which took place in Cerfontaine from 28 April to May 2001; the race was organized jointly by Sport Nautique de l'Eau d'Heure and CNMB.

Ivan Sache, 29 May 2005