Flag of Saxony-Anhalt
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| Name | Civil flag (Landesflagge) |
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| Use | Civil flag |
| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | Historical |
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Variant flag of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Name | State Flag (Landesdienstflagge) |
| Use | State flag |
| Adopted | 30 January 1991 |
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The flag of Saxony-Anhalt has two major variants. The civil flag is a yellow and black bi-color in the traditional colors of the Prussian Province of Saxony, except they are inverted from the historical flag. Since 1953, the German state of Baden-Württemberg had been using a bi-color of black over yellow. The state flag, is for official use by the state government. It is the same yellow and black bi-color except with the state's coat of arms centered on the flag.[1]
History
In 1947, the state of Saxony-Anhalt was created in East Germany. It adopted a flag similar to that of Baden-Württemberg. In 1952, the various states were dissolved during reform in East Germany. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Saxony-Anhalt was re-established as a state in October 1990. To differentiate its flag from Baden-Württemberg, the Saxony-Anhalt flag was, on 29 January 1991, established as yellow over black in its design. This was then enshrined in the state constitution of 17 July 1992, where Article 1 deals with the state symbols.
References
- ↑ Flags of the World (2006-09-23), Saxony-Anhalt (Germany), retrieved 2011-01-18
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