The flag of Liechtenstein (German: Flagge Liechtensteins) consists of two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold ducal crown on the hoist side of the blue band. The colours likely derive from the livery colours of the Principality's royal household in the 18th century.
The red and blue of Liechtenstein's flag date from 1921. The crown was added in 1937, after it was discovered by Liechtenstein's team at the 1936 Summer Olympics that the flag then in use was identical to the flag of Haiti. The design of the crown was slightly modified in 1982. The flag can be hung vertically or horizontally, but the crown always remains upright.
Other flags
The flag on the border with Austria
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Standard of the Government of Liechtenstein.
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| Flag of Liechtenstein from 1719 until 1852. |
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| Flag of Liechtenstein from 1852 until 1921. |
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Flag of Liechtenstein from 1921 until 1937.
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