What do the three colors of the Belgian flag mean?

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The three colors represent the nations independence and its coat of arms. Black for the shield, gold representing the lion, and red representing the claws and tongue. The color is oriented in the same fashion as France.

The colors on the Belgium flag are red, yellow, and black. These colors were taken from the arms of Brabant, a province in the low countries, which are the Netherlands plus Belgium. The arms of Brabant show on a black field a yellow lion facing the viewer's left, with a red tongue and nails.

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