Flemish Brabant

The flag of Flemish Brabant features a gold lion rampant with red claws and tongue on a sable (black) field. This is the Lion of Brabant, derived from the arms of the medieval Duchy of Brabant. Unlike the Flemish Lion which is black on gold, the Brabant lion reverses the scheme: gold on black. Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 when the old province of Brabant was split into Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, and the Brussels-Capital Region.