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The flag of Germany (German: Flagge

Deutschlands) is a tricolour consisting of three
equal horizontal bands displaying the national
colours of Germany: black, red, and gold
(German: Schwarz-Rot-Gold).[1] The flag was
first sighted in 1848 in the German
Confederation; with it being officially adopted
as the national flag of the Weimar Republic
from 1919 to 1933, and again being in use
since its reintroduction in West Germany back
in 1949.

Federal Republic of Germany

Use Civil and state flag,

civil ensign

Proportion 3:5

Adopted 23 May 1949

Design A horizontal tricolour

of black, red, and gold

Variant flag of Federal Republic of Germany

Use State flag and ensign,

war flag

Proportion 3:5

Adopted 7 June 1950

Design The civil flag with the

coat of arms at the
center.

Variant flag of Federal Republic of Germany

Name Dienstflagge der

Seestreitkräfte der
Bundeswehr

Use Naval ensign

Proportion 3:5

Adopted 25 May 1956

Design A swallowtail of the

civil flag with the coat
of arms at the center.

Common unofficial flag variant with

the coat of arms of Germany

Since the mid-19th century, Germany has two

competing traditions of national colours, black-
red-gold and black-white-red. Black-red-gold
were the colours of the 1848 Revolutions, the
Weimar Republic of 1919–1933 and the Federal
Republic (since 1949). They were also adopted
by the German Democratic Republic (1949–
1990) (albeit defaced with its "socialist" coat
of arms from 1959 until reunification in 1990).

The colours black-white-red appeared for the

first time in 1867, in the constitution of the
North German Confederation. This nation state
for Prussia and other north and central German
states was expanded to the south German
states in 1870–71, under the name German
Empire. It kept these colours until the
revolution of 1918–19. Thereafter, black-white-
red became a symbol of the political right. The
national socialists (Nazi Party) re-established
these colours along with the party's own
swastika flag in 1933. After World War II, black-
white-red was still used by some conservative
groups or by groups of the far right – as it is
not forbidden, unlike proper national socialist
symbols.

Black-red-gold is the official flag of the Federal

Republic of Germany. As an official symbol of
the constitutional order, it is protected against
defamation. According to §90 of the German
penal code, the consequences are a fine or
imprisonment up to five years.

Origins

Flag variants

Design

Flag days

History

See also

References

External links

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