The Dutch flag, the first to be designed with red, white and blue colors ... which features a double-headed eagle, symbolizing sovereignty and the nation's historical ties to the Byzantine ...

The flag of the Holy Roman Empire, an imperial banner used by the Holy Roman Emperor, featured a black eagle with a red beak ... The black-white-red flag was created under the North German ...

It lacks our current eagle, perhaps to be placed in white ... Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union.