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Civil flag of Prussia A bicolour design – white and black, split horizontally. 1750–1801 Second flag of the Kingdom in Prussia and first flag of the Kingdom of Prussia: A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top 1801–1803 Second flag of the Kingdom of Prussia 1803–1892 Third flag of the Kingdom of Prussia
The Prussian national and merchant flag was originally a simple black-white-black flag issued on May 22, 1818, but this was replaced on March 12, 1823, with a new flag. The revised one (3:5) was parted black, white, and black (1:4:1), showing in the white stripe the eagle with a blue orb bound in gold and a scepter ending in another eagle.
Since the flag is historic (i.e. not longer used by the authorities), and to the fact that this depiction is my individual interpretation of the flag description, the following Licenses apply: The copyright holder of this file, David Liuzzo , allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed.
When the Prussian territories were reorganized upon the Congress of Vienna, the province of Silesia was created out of the territories acquired by Prussia in the Silesian Wars, as well as those Upper Lusatian territories which King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony had to relinquish due to his indecisive attitude in the Napoleonic Wars.
The original flag of the Teutonic Knights had been a black cross on a white flag. Emperor Frederick II in 1229 granted them the right to use the black Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. [citation needed] This "Prussian Eagle" remained the coats of arms of the successive Prussian states until 1947.
Date: 03-19-2011: Source: Own Work, Custom Creation according design specifications of the previous file: Author: Drawing created by David Liuzzo: Permission (Reusing this file)Since the flag is historic (i.e. not longer used by the authorities), and to the fact that this depiction is my individual interpretation of the flag description, the following Licenses apply:
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org علم بروسيا; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org پرچم پروس; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
The following 14 pages use this file: Battle of Bornholm (1535) Flag of Prussia; Kingdom of Prussia; List of German flags; List of Swiss flags; List of countries by population in 1600
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