Flag of the Netherlands Antilles
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The flag of the Netherlands Antilles was the flag used by the Netherlands Antilles. It was white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flag's hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; six white, five-pointed stars are arranged in a hexagon pattern in the center of the blue band, their points up. It was adopted on 15 December 1959.[1]
History
The flag of the Netherlands Antilles was first created as a separate flag for the Netherlands Antilles in 1956 as part of a royal decree by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands on 15 December 1959 to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Netherlands Antilles' autonomy.[1] The six stars represented the six main islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten. The colors red, white and blue refer to the Dutch flag.[1] On 1 January 1986, Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles having been granted status aparte, resulting in the flag being modified to depict only five stars to represent the remaining five islands.[2]
Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved into Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the three public bodies of the Caribbean Netherlands.[3] During the dissolution ceremony in Curaçao, attended by then Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, the flag of the Netherlands Antilles was lowered with the flag of Curaçao raised in its place.[4] Each part of the former Netherlands Antilles adopted their own separate flags as a result.[5]
Flag of the governor of the Netherlands Antilles
The governor of the Netherlands Antilles had his own flag.[6]
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Flag of the governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1966–1986)
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Flag of the governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010)
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