![[Philippine villageflag]](../images/n/nl-ze_ph.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 7 Jun 2005
adopted c. 2005
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by Jarig Bakker, 7 Jun 2005
adopted c. 2005
![[Philippine flagproposal]](../images/n/nl-ze!ph.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 27 Oct 2004
Philippine was a separate municipality until 1970 when it merged into
Sas van Gent, and was included into Terneuzen in 2003.
Flagproposal: two equally high horizontal stripes of yellow and green;
in the center a white disk charged with a blue key with bit up.
The blue key is derived from the arms of Axel,
and refers to the fact that Philippine was founded in 1506 in the land
of Axel on the separation of the old country, with many trees (green),
and the new country with cornfields (yellow)
Philippine was named after Philip I of Habsburg (1478-1506), son of
Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy. He married in 1496 at the age
of 18 the equally old Spanish princess Johanna of Aragon, and was the father
of Emperor-King Charles V, who was born in Gent in 1500. Philip gave permission
in 1505 to the foundation of the new town in the polder, Philippine (female
form of Philip, in Flemish writing: Filippijne.
In 1583 the Spanish army conductor Parma had a fortress built there,
the "Philipsschans", which was conquered in 1633 by Prince Willem Frederik,
stadhouder of Fryslân; after that the fortress was expanded considerably.
Philippine is also well known for its oysters and mussels - most of
which the fishers collect in the (Frisian) Waddenzee.
Source: Anton Jansen's magazine "Vlaggen", #71, 1991, flagdesigns
for Zeeland municipalities by Ir. A.J. Beenhakker - courtesy of Mr.
Hans van Heijningen.
Jarig Bakker, 27 Oct 2004
![[Philippine Coat of Arms]](../images/n/nl-ze)ph.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 27 Oct 2004, after inmage in the Koffie Hag album.
Coat of arms: or an opened castle argent on a base vert; in the gate-opening
a lion rampant gules with in its right paw a sword of the same and in the
left paw a key azure.
King Philip II of Spain had the fortress built to protect the entrance
to the "Sassegat" water.
Jarig Bakker, 27 Oct 2004
