Flag of Maastricht

Maastricht

Use	Municipal flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	Historical (after 1549, 1647–? (1938), 1994–present)
Design	A red field with a five-pointed star
Adopted	1938–1994
Design	A horizontal bicolour of white and red

The flag of Maastricht (Dutch: Vlag van Maastricht [ˈvlɑxfɑmaːˈstrɪxt]; Limburgish: Veendel vaan Mestreech [ˈveːndəl vaːməˈstʀeːx] or Drappo vaan Mestreech [ˈdʀɑpoː-]) is the official flag of Maastricht, the capital city of the province of Limburg, Netherlands. The flag is based on the corresponding municipal coat of arms. It constitutes a red vertical surface with a five-pointed star on its left side (a star that is common among many flags, e.g., the flag of Chile). This star dates from the 13th century and was probably used as a distinctive sign on merchandise back then. It had been a historical flag, with its first image of appearance dating from 1549, of the municipality but was replaced in 1938 with a flag similar in design to the Polish flag. To avoid confusion, the old flag was reinstated in 1994.^[1]