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State Ensign 1926-1933 (Germany)

Flag of Government Authorities at Sea, Dienstflagge der Reichsbehörden zur See

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by Marcus Schmöger, 22 February 2002
Flag adopted 5 May 1926, abolished 1933

Description
'Imperial Shield' (Bundesschild)
Variant in an official publication, probably mistaken

See also:

Weimar Republic Flags 1921-1933 (Germany)
Historical Flags (Germany)
Germany

Description

Same as the 1921-1926 state ensign, but with the black-red-gold in the canton as in the merchant flag. This was established in 1926, replacing the jack [sic?] and abolished in 1933.

Norman Martin, 1998

Illustrated in Smith 1975 [smi75c], p. 121, but miscaptioned as State Ensign 1921-1926.

Santiago Dotor, 2000

The state ensign was changed by the regulation of 5 May 1926. After that it had the black-red-gold canton added, as in the civil ensign. Sources:

Valentin and Neubecker 1928 [vne28]
Dreyhaupt 2000 [drh00]
Reichsministerium des Innern 1926 [rmi26]
Reichsministerium des Innern 1928 [rmi28]
Hecker and Hoog 1978 [hec78]
Smith 1975g [smi75g]
Neubecker 1929 [neu29]
Neubecker 1931d [neu31d]
Reintanz 1981 [rnz81]

Marcus Schmöger, 22 February 2002

Variant in an official publication, probably mistaken

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by Marcus Schmöger, 22 February 2002

The exact shape of the eagle is a difficult question. Usually this is shown as used nowadays on German state flags and ensigns. However, as there was a new pattern in 1927 for the coat-of-arms and service plates, one of the official publications [rmi30] shows the new eagle. As none of the other publications mention a change in the eagle pattern for the flags, I assume this was a mistake in this publication. Source: Reichsministerium des Innern 1930 [rmi30].

Marcus Schmöger, 22 February 2002