State symbols of many states are designed in this color scheme. The American star-striped “Stars and Stripes” is often called “Red White and Blue” (red, white, blue) in songs and poems. The flag of the Russian Federation is also designed in these colors, which caused a lot of imitations among the newly formed Slavic states in the nineteenth century (Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia).
Different, different, blue-white-red
These colors are also common in the heraldry of countries on other continents. The national symbols of Thailand and Costa Rica are so similar that it is not so easy to distinguish where whose flag is. Red, white, blue medium (twice as wide), then again the white and red stripe - in Thailand. Costa Rican colors are reversed, with the exception of white.
But truly in this order, from top to bottom, the colors are located only on the banners of the three countries. These are Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Croatia.
Croatian tricolor with coat of arms
The constitution of each country indicates the proportions of the parties to one of the most important state symbols. Croatian tricolor consists of three colors (red, white, blue). The flag is twice as long as the width. In the center is a coat of arms, but it is not simple. Not only is the shield broken into red cells (there are 25), it is crowned with a royal crown, consisting of five segments, representing the badges of Slavonia, Dalmatia, the Republic of Dubrovnik, Istria and Croatia itself. The coat of arms is very old, it has been known for almost a thousand years, and each of its elements is filled with deep meaning. The year 1848 was the date when Josip Jelacic took over the duties of Ban, wearing an outfit in which these three colors were combined: red, white, blue. The flag from that moment symbolizes national unity. Thanks to the coat of arms, a rather complex figure, it is easy to distinguish the Croatian team at any sporting event.
Royal royal flag
Very similar to the Croatian symbol is the Dutch flag, white-red-blue. The country found it much later, in 1648, when, on the traditional standard of the Prince of Orange, the upper orange band gave way to a red revolutionary field. Then, in 1815, the Netherlands became a kingdom, but did not change anything. Interestingly, there is a version explaining the reason for such a color scheme. Practical Dutch sailors noticed that orange matter quickly sheds on flagpoles, as opposed to red. But during the celebrations celebrated with royal splendor, they also remember the old monarchical symbol and, along with state attributes, also hang it, with an orange upper stripe.
