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 flag of Amsterdam is the official flag for Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The current design of the flag 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.