The colors are not arbitrary, they're historically tied to the House of Orange, and are iconic, they should be embraced, not discarded.
The 99% invisible episode on city flag design and vexillology singlehandedly revived interest in this subject across the world, drawing attention in particular to the use of text and seals on flags. I agree that the seal looks bad on the flag, but isn't itself objectionable and has more symbolism than you give it credit for. I'd simply replace the seal with five blue stars in a circle to represent the boroughs.
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The colors are not arbitrary, they're historically tied to the House of Orange, and are iconic, they should be embraced, not discarded.
The 99% invisible episode on city flag design and vexillology singlehandedly revived interest in this subject across the world, drawing attention in particular to the use of text and seals on flags. I agree that the seal looks bad on the flag, but isn't itself objectionable and has more symbolism than you give it credit for. I'd simply replace the seal with five blue stars in a circle to represent the boroughs.
[like such] (https://ibb.co/C7WKvbZ)