Flag of Landtag of Saxony.
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Both the civil and state flag of the German state of Saxony feature a bicolour of white over green, similar to the Austrian province of Styria although they are historically not related to each other. The state flag is similar to the civil flag, except it is defaced in the centre with the coat of arms of Saxony. The colours of both flags were officially decided as state colours in 1815.[1] The aristocracy used mostly and in first time the quadrangular version and later the rectangular.
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| Landesflagge | |
| Use | Civil flag   |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 3:5 (or 1:2) |
| Adopted | 1920, 1947, 1991 |
| Design | A bicolor of white over green. |
| Landesdienstflagge | |
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| Use | State flag   |
| Proportion | 3:5 (or 1:2) |
| Adopted | 1991 |
| Design | The civil flag with the addition of the coat of arms. |
The civil bicolour flag of white over green was used before World War II, and formally abolished in 1935, under the reforms of the Third Reich. It was readopted 1945 when Saxony became a state again, and abolished 1952 under governing reforms of the German Democratic Republic. When Germany was reunited, Saxony became a state again, and so the flag was finally officially readopted in 1991, having been a much used symbol during the demonstrations in the German Democratic Republic in 1989/90.[2]
Landtag of the Free State of Saxony uses its own flag.
Flag of Landtag of Saxony.Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the Free State of Saxony guarantees other flags equality alongside the Saxon state flag.[3]
Flag of Silesians (with eagle)
Previous versions
Saxon flag by the House of Ascania; associated for the Saxon Ostmark and battleflag for the Saxon Eastern March; crusades around 950
Royal standard of the House of Wettin
Royal Standard of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as consort of Queen Victoria (1840–1861)
Saxe-Altenburg (1602–1672, 1826–1918, 1918–1920)
Saxe-Meiningen flag design during 1826–1918
Electorate of Saxony (1356–1806)
The height of Saxony's power: Royal standard of the Saxon Kings of Poland-Lithuania (1697–1706; 1709–1763)
Without coat of arms (the flag of the Kingdom of Saxony, until 1815) The flag of the Kingdom of Saxony (1815–1918), the Free State of Saxony (Weimar Republic (1918–1925), and reunified Germany (since 1991)
War flag with cannons, bombs, lances and one Fire Salamander, who can live in, eat and his drunken blood protects from fire (1697–1706; 1709–1763)
The banner of the Margraviate of Meissen for troops or princes (1806–1918)
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1809–1920)
Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach (1596–1638; 1640–1644; 1662–1809)
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826–1911)
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1911–1920)
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1680–1826) Saxe-Hildburghausen (1680–1826)
Flag of Gau Saxony (1933–1945)