Overijssel

Flag of Overijssel
Adopted	July 21, 1948
Designed by	(unknown)
Proportions	10:17

The flag of Overijssel, a province of the Netherlands, is divided into five horizontal stripes of equal width, colored red, yellow, blue, yellow, and red. The center stripe is a wavy stripe with three waves.

Symbolism

• The blue stripe represents the Ijssel River (also is an element of the provincial coat of arms).
• Red and yellow are the colours of the coat-of-arms of Holland and represent the historical link between Overijssel and the province of Holland.

History

The current flag is the first officially adopted flag of Overijssel. But in 1938 an unofficial horizontal tricolour of red, yellow, and blue was used to represent the province.