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The national flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue Prinsenvlag ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch flag perhaps the oldest tricolour flag in continuous use. The colors used in the flag of the Netherlands are based on the coat of arms of Prince William of Orange, who was a leading fighter in the freedom for the Dutch. The main difference is that the red band was originally orange in color. However, the orange dye originally used was quite unstable and would eventually turn red, leading the nation to change the official color to red. The top stripe of the flag is red, the middle is white, and the bottom stripe is blue. The flag is representative of the role of William I or Orange who fought for the nation’s independence from Spain. This flag inspired the creation of the Russian and French national flags respectively.
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