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The black–gold flag was used in a way similar to a modern national flag by the Austrian Habsburg monarchy within the Holy Roman Empire, by the later Austrian Empire, and by the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, and was sometimes informally used for the entire empire, up until 1918.
Merchant flag of the Archduchy of Austria 1804–1918 Flag of the Austrian Empire: Flag of the Habsburg monarchy and also the flag of the Austrian Empire; from the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, flag of Cisleithanian Austria. Sometimes used as the unofficial national flag of Austria-Hungary. 1869–1918 Unimplemented Naval Ensign 1869–1918
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↑ Civil flag or Landesfarben of the Habsburg monarchy (1700-1806) ↑ Merchant ensign of the Habsburg monarchy (from 1730 to 1750) ↑ Flag of the Austrian Empire (1804-1867) ↑ Civil flag used in Cisleithania part of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918) House colours of the House of Habsburg
The "double" civil ensign, as a symbol of "corporate identity", was also used as the consular flag, as decreed on 18 February 1869. It came into use on 1 August 1869. Legations, however, flew the black-and-gold flag of Austria alongside the red-white-green flag of Hungary, while embassies flew the two national flags alongside the imperial ...
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The coats of arms of the House of Habsburg were the heraldic emblems of their members and their territories, such as Austria-Hungary and the Austrian Empire.Historian Michel Pastoureau says that the original purpose of heraldic emblems and seals was to facilitate the exercise of power and the identification of the ruler, due to what they offered for achieving these aims.
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