Flag of the Netherlands One sees the flag often without the orange pennant, because not many people own one. The national flag of Aruba was officially adopted on March 18, 1976. The blue field represents the sky, the sea, peace, hope, Aruba's future and its ties to the past. The two narrow stripes "suggest the movement toward status aparte". One represents "the flow of tourists to sun-drenched Aruba, enriching the island as well as vacationers", the other "industry, all the minerals (gold and phosphates in the past, petroleum in the early 20th century)". In addition to sun, gold, and abundance, the yellow is also
Flag of Romania ФPЪЦIE" ("Dreptate, Frăție" or "Justice, Fraternity"). It differed from earlier tricolors in that the blue stripe was on top, the princely monogram was eliminated from the corners, as was the crown atop the eagle at the end of the flagpole, while a motto was now present. Nevertheless, decree no. 252 of 13/25 July 1848, issued because "it has not been understood [yet] how the national flags should be designed", defined the flag as three "vertical" stripes, possibly influenced by the French model.<ref name="Năsturel 1900/1901, p. 255">Năsturel (1900/1901), p. 255.</ref> The shades were "dark blue, light yellow and carmine red"; as