Use | Municipal flag |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | February 5, 1975 |
Design | Horizontal tricolour (red-black-red) with three white Andrew's crosses in the black band |
Proportion | 1:1 |
Adopted | 1280 |
Design | Vertical tricolour (red-black-red) with three white saltires in the black band |
The current city flag of Amsterdam depicts three Saint Andrew's Crosses and is based on the escutcheon in the coat of arms of Amsterdam. The flag is very similar to the flag of Amstelveen.