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The new merchant flag to a smaller state emblem is in the upper corner. 1973 this merchant flag was again abolished and replaced by the national flag, the order was National and merchant flag. In addition to the East German flag, the red flag of the workers' movement was often hoisted at public buildings, at official events and on national ...
State flag (Staatsflagge) 1959–1990: State flag (Staatsflagge) 1959–1990 Merchant flag (Handelsflagge) 1973–1990: Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of a compass and a hammer encircled with rye 1963–1990: Hanging state flag (Bannerflagge) 1955–1973
The government flag of Germany is officially known as the Dienstflagge der Bundesbehörden (state flag of the federal authorities) or Bundesdienstflagge for short. It was introduced in 1950. It is the civil flag defaced with the Bundesschild ("Federal Shield"), which overlaps with up to one fifth of the black and gold bands. [5]
A map of Germany, showing all the State flags and coat of arms. All German states have a Landesflagge (flag of the state, sometimes known as a civil flag), that may be used by anyone. Some states have another variant, often showing the state coat of arms, called the Dienstflagge (service flag or government flag, sometimes known as a state flag ...
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
The political history of East Germany had four periods: [80] 1949–1961, which saw the building of socialism; 1961–1970, after the Berlin Wall closed off escape, was a period of stability and consolidation; 1971–1985 was termed the "Honecker Era", and saw closer ties with West Germany; and 1985–1990 saw the decline and extinction of East ...
Ohio's state flag or burgee Gov. Mike DeWine ordered Ohio burgees and American flags to fly at half-staff at the Ohio Statehouse and in Stark County to honor longtime lawmaker J. Kirk Schuring ...
The national emblem of East Germany featured a hammer and a compass, surrounded by a ring of wheat. [1] It was an example of what has been called "socialist heraldry".It was the only heraldic device of a European socialist state with a ring of grain which does not contain a red star.