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Red flag with white key, diagonal with handle pointed toward lower fly (banner of arms).
Norman Martin, 25 February 1998
Znamierowski 1999 shows several interesting flags of the Port Cities of northern Europe. These are derived from gonfanons, originally red in color. The flags, in a banner form [i.e. hanging flags], were flown from the stern of the vessels, the mast carrying the gonfanon of the colors. The oldest of the series, from the mid-13th century, that of Hamburg, was followed among others by Bremen in the 14th century.
Phil Nelson, 20 February 2000
Chequey 7 by 6 red-white. Illustrated National Geographic 1917 p. 371.
Norman Martin, 25 February 1998
Horizontally striped, 9 stripes, red and white. In the hoist two vertical rows of 9 squares each, the first alternately red-white, the second alternately white-red.
Norman Martin, 25 February 1998
Schurdel 1995 implies the 9-striped flag to be in error, probably by the Allard 1695 flag chart, and then copied in other flag charts for over a century, since he states that all documents and ship paintings always have an even number of stripes.
Norman Martin, 14 September 2000
According to Schurdel 1995 and Stadler 1966 the first proven occurrence of the current civil flag dates from 1691, and it has been used continuously since then in Bremen.
Marcus Schmöger, 21 September 2001
Four horizontal stripes blue-white.
Norman Martin, 25 February 1998
Like the 1891 Civil Ensign, except white on red.
Norman Martin, 25 February 1998
Like the 1693-1891 flag, except 14 stripes.
Norman Martin, 25 February 1998
Like the State Flag 1891, but with the crowned middle arms. Readopted 1947. Present rule allows this pattern only with 8 stripes.
Norman Martin, 25 February 1998