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For all the flags described below, a gold fringe 5 cm wide is
attached.
The staff is black, in two pieces with a brass joint, and topped by a
15 cm (7.5 cm on fanions) gilt bronze finial consisting of an ionic
column surrounded by an oak and laurel wreath supporting a
rectangular platform.
On the longer sides of the platform, the national motto and unit
designation are inscribed in French (L'Union fait la force) on
one side and in Dutch (Eendracht maakt Macht) on the
other.
On the ends are the initials of the monarch presenting the color.
Atop the platform is a rampant lion of Brabant.
Unit decorations are attached below the finial, as is a 1.5 m (for drapeaux) gold cord and tassels, tied around the staff at the middle, with the ends of the cord tied in a knot halfway down their length.
Sources:
Joe McMillan, 2 February 2002
Infantry units
Infantry units have a drapeau / vlag, a square vertical tricolor of black, yellow, and red within a 15 mm wide gold border, the whole being 90 cm square. The names of actions for which the unit was cited in the orders of the Belgian Army are embroidered in gold in French on the obverse and in Dutch on the reverse, in straight lines.
Example: First Regiment of the Line, obverse and reverse of the flag
Joe McMillan, 2 February 2002
Cavalry and Artillery units
Cavalry and artillery regiments carry an étendard / vaandel. The same pattern as above, but 80 cm square.
Joe McMillan, 2 February 2002
Cyclist and Engineers units
Cyclist and Engineers units have a fanion / wimpel, again the same pattern, but 70 cm square.
Joe McMillan, 2 February 2002
Navy units have a drapeau / vlag, as for the infantry, with the exception that the top inscription is MARINE BELGE on the obverse and BELGISCHE MARINE on