Flag of Liechtenstein
Colors
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Meaning & Symbolism
Blue represents the sky, red symbolizes the embers of evening fires in homes. The crown was added to distinguish it from the flag of Haiti.
History
The colors date from the early 19th century. The crown was added in 1937 after it was discovered at the 1936 Olympics that it was identical to Haiti's.
Curiosities
During the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Liechtenstein and Haiti discovered they had identical flags, which led Liechtenstein to add the crown.
