Flag of Overijssel

The yellow and red stripes on the flag of Overijssel are supposed to represent the historical link with the province of Holland. Red and yellow are namely the colours of the coat-of-arms of Holland. In the centre of the flag the wavy blue line represents the river IJssel, after which the province is named.

Flags within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Royal Standard
  • Coat of arms
Countries
  • Aruba
  • Curaçao
  • Netherlands
  • Sint Maarten
Dutch provinces
  • Drenthe
  • Flevoland
  • Friesland/Fryslân
  • Gelderland
  • Groningen
  • Limburg
  • North Brabant
  • North Holland
  • Overijssel
  • South Holland
  • Utrecht
  • Zeeland
Public bodies
  • Bonaire
  • Saba
  • Sint Eustatius


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