Flag of Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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

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.