 Flag of the Netherlands

The flag of the Netherlands () is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue.The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue "Prinsenvlag" ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue "Statenvlag" ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch flag perhaps the oldest tricolour flag in continuous use.