Flemish People's Movement (Pressure group, Belgium)

Vlaamse Volksbeweging

Last modified: 2004-06-19 by ivan sache
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by Olivier Vercammen

• Presentation of VVB
• Description of the flag of VVB
• Flag used by local branches of VVB
• Flemish flag sold by VVB

See also:

• Belgium
• Region Flanders (Belgium)
• Unofficial Flemish flag with a completely black lion

Presentation of VVB

Vlaamse Volksbeweging is a pluralist pressure group founded in 1958. As its goal is an independent Flanders, you could say it has a radical viewpoint. It is on no account to be confused with the Vlaams Blok. But on the flag level, of course, both parties prefer the lion with black tongue and claws.

Jan Mertens, 18 November 2002

Description of the flag of VVB

The official flag of VVB is yellow with a black lion's head facing the hoist. The letters VVB, in Italics, are placed vertically along the hoist. This flag is hoisted over the national headquarters of VVB in Deurne.

Olivier Vercammen, 25 February 2004

Flags used by local branches of VVB

by Olivier Vercammen

Each flag used locally by VVB has the name of the place added below the lion, for example o nthe image above, Schoten.

Olivier Vercammen, 25 February 2004

Flemish flag sold by VVB

by Ivan Sache

VVB sells a flag similar to the official flag of Flanders, but the Flemish lion portrayed on the VVB flag differs from the official one by the lack of any red elements and the different design of the lion (more artistic)..This flag is not the official flag of VVB.

Source: VVB website

Ivan Sache & Olivier Vercammen, 25 February 2004