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image by Marcus Schmöger, 10 Jul 2000
Flag adopted 29 Sep 1954
The law on the coat-of-arms of Baden-Württemberg (Gesetz über das Wappen des Landes Baden-Württemberg) of 3rd May 1954, in force since 21st May 1954, published in Gesetzblatt für Baden-Württemberg (Law Gazette) p. 69.
The regulation of the government of the Land on the use of its coat-of-arms (Verordnung der Landesregierung über die Führung des Landeswappens) of 2nd August 1954, in force since 1st August 1954, published in Gesetzblatt für Baden-Württemberg (Law Gazette) p. 139.
The last mentioned regulation defines the use of the greater and lesser arms of Baden-Württemberg. As these arms are also used on the flag (greater arms without supporters), there are several variants of the flag. The greater arms (and accordingly the state flag with the great arms) is used by the government, the prime minister, the ministries, the representative to the Federal Government, the higher courts of justice, the audit office and the district governments. The lesser arms is used by the other government agencies. As an attachment to the regulation there are also patterns of the relevant flags; I used these for making the GIFs.
There are mainly four groups of flags mentioned: Hißfahnen (horizontal,
hoisted flags — the civil flag and the state
flag with lesser arms and with great arms); Hängefahnen (vertical,
hanging flags); Banner (other variant of vertical
flags); and Standarten an Dienstkraftwagen (car
flags).
Marcus Schmöger, 10 Jul 2000
The state flag is black on gold (yellow) and has either the lesser arms
or the greater arms without supporters in the middle, proportions 3:5.
Pascal Vagnat, 19 Dec 1995
Service flag for state authorities. Horizontal black-yellow bicolor
with at the center the lesser arms. Adopted 29 Sep 1954. Illustrated in
Smith
1975 p. 227.
Norman Martin, May 1998
The Land flag is black on gold (yellow) without the arms.
Pascal Vagnat, 19 Dec 1995
Horizontal black-yellow bicolor. Colors of the arms. In use in the 19th
century. Adopted as Landesflagge of Baden-Württemberg 29 September
1954. Illustrated in Pedersen 1970 no.
146.
Norman Martin, May 1998
The vertical flags (Hängefahnen und Banner) are the civil flag
(c),
the state flag with lesser arms (b), and the state flag with greater
arms (a). These flags can differ in height from what is depicted
in the regulation, but the used proportion 5:2 is very common for German
vertical flags.
Marcus Schmöger, 10 Jul 2000
The flag of the Minister Präsident (prime minister) is the state
flag but square.
Pascal Vagnat, 19 Dec 1995
This car flag (Standarte an Dienstkraftwagen) is size 30 × 30
cm for the Ministerpräsident and 25 × 25 cm for other members of
the government.
Marcus Schmöger, 10 Jul 2000
The car flags (Standarten an Dienstkraftwagen) for the Leiter
der Vertretung des Landes beim Bund (state's representative to the
Federal Government), the Präsident des Rechnungshofs (president
of the audit office) and the Regierungsbezirkpräsidenten (district
presidents) are 18 × 25 cm.
Marcus Schmöger, 10 Jul 2000