Belgium: Civil flag and ensign

Last modified: 2005-12-31 by ivan sache
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• Civil flag and ensign
• 'European' civil ensign

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• Belgium
• European 'civil ensigns'

Civil flag and ensign

image by Vincent Morley

The Belgian civil flag (on land) and ensign (at sea) is like the national flag, but in proportions of 2:3.

Jan Zrzavy, 16 January 1998

'European' civil ensign

Belgian pleasure boats often hoist the 'European' civil ensign, made of the European Union ensign with the Belgian civil ensign in canton, with a white fimbriation.

image by Ivan Sache

There is a variation, the ring of stars being sometimes centered on the whole field, and sometimes centered on the main field (excluding the canton), with a different aesthetical result.

image by Ivan Sache

Ivan Sache, 29 July 1999