Flag of the Federal Republic of Germany (West)

Flag of the Federal Republic of Germany (West)

Construction sheet: Flag of the Federal Republic of Germany (West)
Construction sheet

Description

  • West Germany (1949–1990) restored the plain black-red-gold tricolour of the Weimar Republic. It became the flag of reunified Germany in 1990
  • Construction: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red (middle), and gold (bottom)

Trivia

  • West Germany (1949–1990) used the black-red-gold flag
  • Represented the democratic, Western-aligned portion of divided Germany
  • Reunified with East Germany in 1990

Flag of the Federal Republic of Germany (West)

West Germany (1949–1990) restored the plain black-red-gold tricolour of the Weimar Republic. It became the flag of reunified Germany in 1990.

West Germany (1949–1990) used the black-red-gold flag. Represented the democratic, Western-aligned portion of divided Germany. Reunified with East Germany in 1990.

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