Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia

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3:5 Civil flag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1948-)

3:5 State flag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1948-)

The flag of North Rhine-Westphalia is a horizontal tricolour of green, white, and red.

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.

Flags from preceding Prussian provinces:
Rhine Province (1822–1946)	Westphalia (1815–1946)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Government of North Rhine-Westphalia (1953-03-10). Gesetz über die Landesfarben, das Landeswappen und die Landesflagge (German). Retrieved on 2008-02-10.

[edit] External links

• North Rhine-Westphalia at Flags of the World

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