On the bottom
is written:
'Oranje door Gods kragt geeft eendragt vreede
en magt
So lang als son en maan sal aan den heemel schijnen sal
nooit de oranje couleur verwelken of verdwijnen. So lang
Jehova godt gedenkt aan sijn verbondt en sijne
boog vertoondt
aan dit benede rondt soo lang er schepsels zijn die haaren maaker
looven soo lang de weerelt staat blijft nog Oranje booven.'
(This is in old Dutch)
'Orange by the power of God gives unity, peace and power
As long as the sun and the moon will shine in heaven
Orange will never lose its colour or will disappear. As long
as Jehova God will remember his union and will show his arc
down below, as long there are creatures who are praising
the creator, as long the world stands Orange will be above.'
The poem alludes to a rainbow with seven rings, which appeared
on 18 September 1785 in The Hague. The second and thickest ring
was coloured orange. This was considered to be a good omen for
the Prince of Orange.
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