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Nestled along the Rhine River in the middle of the Swiss-Austrian Alps of central Europe, Liechtenstein was created in 1719.
In 1806, Liechtenstein became a sovereign state within the Rhine Confederation and as an independent state in the German Confederation from 1815 until 1866, when it became an independent principality.
A plain horizontally divided dark blue over red national flag was adopted as part of a new constitution on the 5th of October 1921.
In 1937, the princely crown was added to the blue of the flag to distinguish it from the flag of Haiti.
The modification came about after the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, when the plain blue over red flag used by Liechtenstein was identical to the flag carried by Haiti.
Slight modifications were made to the crown in 1982, with the current flag dating from the 18th of September 1982. |
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Blue and red are the national colours of Liechtenstein and are believed derived from the liveries of the 18th century servants of Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein.
In modern times blue represents the sky and red symbolises the glow of the evening fires around Liechtenstein.
The gold crown, outlined in black, is the symbol of Princely authority and connotes the bond between Liechtenstein’s prince, the state and the people. |
