Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia
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| Name | Landesflagge Nordrhein-Westfalens |
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| Use | Civil flag and ensign   |
| Proportion | 3:5 (or 1:2) |
| Adopted | 1953 (in use from 1948) |
| Design | A horizontal tricolour of green, white, and red. |
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| Name | Landesdienstflagge Nordrhein-Westfalens |
| Use | State flag  |
| Proportion | 3:5 (or 1:2) |
| Adopted | 1953 (in use from 1948) |
| Design | The civil flag with the addition of the coat of arms. |
The Flag of North-Rhine Westphalia is the flag of the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia.
After the establishment of North-Rhine Westphalia in 1946, this flag had been in use since 1948 although it was not formally established until 1953.[1] The plain tricolour is the state's civil flag. Government authorities use the state flag (Landesdienstflagge), where the flag is defaced by the state coat of arms.[1]
The flag is a combination of the two former provinces of Prussia that comprise most of the state: the Rhine Province and Westphalia.
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| Rhine Province (1822–1946) |
Westphalia (1815–1946) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Government of North Rhine-Westphalia (1953-03-10). "Gesetz über die Landesfarben, das Landeswappen und die Landesflagge" (in German). http://sgv.im.nrw.de/lmi/owa/pl_text_anzeigen?v_id=1220040120130647172. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
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