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|align="center"|[[File:Nedant-location.jpg]] | |align="center"|[[File:Nedant-location.jpg]] | ||
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|align="center"|The | |align="center"|The National Arms of the Netherlands Antilles | ||
|align="center"|The National Flag | |align="center"|The National Flag | ||
|align="center"|Location | |align="center"|Location | ||
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In 2010 the Netherlands Antilles were abolished; Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius became special overseas municipalities of the Netherlands. Curacao and Sint Maarten became, like Aruba, independent within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | In 2010 the Netherlands Antilles were abolished; Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius became special overseas municipalities of the Netherlands. Curacao and Sint Maarten became, like Aruba, independent within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | ||
==National arms== | |||
The island were granted arms on November 30, 1964. | |||
[[File:Nedant.jpg|center]] | |||
The arms showed 6 stars, one for each of the islands in the group. The royal crown is taken from the Dutch national arms. | |||
When Aruba left the Netherlands Antilles, the arms were changed; one star was removed. These arms were granted on January 1st, 1986 and have been in use until October 2010, when the Netherlands Antilles was abolished. | |||
[[File:Nedant.gif|center]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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