Flag of Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt
Landesflagge
UseCivil and state flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagReverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion3:5
Adopted30 January 1991 (Changed in 2017 to avoid confusion with Baden-Württemberg)

The flag of Saxony-Anhalt is a yellow and black bi-color, with the state's coat of arms centered on the flag.

History

Black and yellow were the colors of the Prussian Province of Saxony and the pre-1952 State of Saxony-Anhalt, but on 29 January 1991 the traditional order of the colors was reversed to distinguish the flag from the black-over-yellow bi-color of Baden-Württemberg. This was then enshrined in the state constitution of 17 July 1992, where Article 1 deals with the state symbols.

From 1991 to 2017, the flag had two major variants: a plain bi-color as the civil flag and the current flag as the state flag.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hoheitszeichengesetz §3
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