Official flag of the city of Amsterdam
Amsterdam |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
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Adopted | February 5, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-02-05) |
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Design | Horizontal tricolor (red-black-red) with three white Andrew's crosses in the black band |
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The banner of Arms of Amsterdam |
Proportion | 1:1 |
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Adopted | 1280; 744 years ago (1280) |
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Design | Vertical tricolor (red-black-red) with three white saltires in the black band |
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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.