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Germany uses a simple horizontal tricolour of black, red, and gold. The three bands are visually close to several European flags, but their fixed order...
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About Germany and its flag
Germany uses a simple horizontal tricolour of black, red, and gold. The three bands are visually close to several European flags, but their fixed order and the absence of a coat of arms distinguish Germany's national flag.
Flag design and meaning
Three equal horizontal bands run from black at the top to red in the middle and gold at the bottom. The standard national flag has no central badge or eagle. This makes the colour order the essential feature to learn when comparing it with other tricolours.
- Black, red, and gold bands: The colours are historically linked with German democratic and national movements of the nineteenth century.
History and adoption
Black, red, and gold became associated with German liberal and national movements in the nineteenth century. The colours were used by the Weimar Republic and were adopted again by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. They became the national colours of reunified Germany in 1990.
How to recognise this flag
- Read the colours from top to bottom: black, red, then gold.
- Germany's civil flag has no coat of arms, unlike several other European tricolours.
Germany flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the Germany flag is currently grouped as very easy difficulty for quiz progression.
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