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Flag of Dutch Limburg
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The flag of Dutch Limburg is a flag with the ratio of 2:3. It consists of 3 rows of colors in a size ratio of 2:1:2. The colors used are (from top to bottom) white, blue and gold (yellow). The flag was adopted by decree of the provincial executive of Limburg on 28 July 1953.
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In the flag there is a symbol of the red Limburgian lion with a double tail, facing the flagpole. The smaller blue middle row is symbolizing the river Meuse.[1]
This flag is not used in Belgian Limburg, which has its own, different, flag.