Flag of the Netherlands Antilles
The flag of the Netherlands Antilles was white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flag's hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; six white, five-pointed stars are arranged in a pentagon pattern in the center of the blue band, their points up. It was adopted on 19 November 1959.
![](../I/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_(1959%E2%80%931986).svg.png.webp)
The six stars represented the six main islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten.
1986 modification
![](../I/Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_(1986%E2%80%932010).svg.png.webp)
In 1986, Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles resulting in the flag being modified to depict only five stars to represent the remaining five islands.[1]
Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved into Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the three public bodies of the Caribbean Netherlands.[2]
Flag of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles
- Flag of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986)
- Flag of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010)
See also
References
- http://flagspot.net/flags/an.html
- Yahoo! news on the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. 10 October 2010 article accessed 10 October 2010.