# Flag of Overijssel

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Overijssel Use Provincial flag Proportion 10:17 (de facto 2:3) Adopted 21 July 1948 Design A yellow flag with two red bands in top and bottom, and a blue wavy band in the middle.

The **flag of Overijssel** is the official [flag](/source/Flag) of the province of [Overijssel](/source/Overijssel). The flag consists of two red and yellow stripes along with a blue wave in the middle. It was adopted on 21 July 1948. The current flag is the only one the province has ever had. The yellow and red stripes on the flag are supposed to represent the historical link with the province of [Holland](/source/Holland). The three colours are, namely, the colours of the [coat of arms of Overijssel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Overijssel&action=edit&redlink=1) (a red lion in a golden field charged with a blue fesse wavy). In the centre of the flag, the wavy blue line represents the river [IJssel](/source/IJssel), after which the province is named.[1][2]

Flag of the Dutch province of Overijssel, flying in the wind.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Znamierowski, Alfred (2005). *The World Encyclopedia of Flags*. Anness Publishing. p. 147. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780754814436](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780754814436).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Volkslied, vlag en wapen"](https://www.overijssel.nl/over-overijssel/informatie-over-overijssel/volkslied-vlag-en-wapen/). *Provincie Overijssel*. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

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