Flag of the Treinta y Tres Flag of the Treinta y Tres The Flag of the Treinta y Tres is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, alongside with the Flag of Uruguay and the Flag of Artigas. It pays homage to the disembarkation of the "Thirty-Three Orientals" at Agraciada Beach, on April 19, 1825. It has three horizontal stripes, the top one blue representing greatness, the central one white as symbol of the Republic and the bottom one red in honor of the blood of those who died for freedom and independence. It carries Uruguay's national motto "Libertad o Muerte" (Freedom or Death) on
Flag of the Netherlands flag in turn is believed to have influenced many flags of other Slavic countries, resulting in many red-white-blue styled tribands in other parts of Europe. Peter the Great of Russia was building a new Russian Navy mostly on Dutch standards; therefore the Russian merchant flag at sea would be the inverted colours of the Dutch flag. Flag of the Netherlands The flag of the Netherlands () is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue. The tricolor flag is almost identical to that of Luxembourg, except that it is shorter and its red and blue stripes are a darker shade.