North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) - State Flag • Nordrhein-Westfalen - Landesdienstflagge/

North Rhine-Westphalia

Usage

subnational flaggovernment state

FIS

in use since

1948

adopted

10-MAR-1953

Continent

Europe

Region

Western Europe

Country

Germany

Shape

rectangular
rectangular
3:5

Colors

(+ other minor colors)

Division

horizontal division
number of stripes: 3 stripes
stripe symmetry: symmetric stripes
additional area: no additional area
stripe areas: equal
division lines: straight

Charges

over all stripes, none
charges: over all stripes
partitions: none

Devices

shield
coat of arms
horizontal stripe
horizontal stripe
horizontal stripe

Secondary devices

field on coat of arms
field on coat of arms
field on coat of arms
per pale
bend sinister
heraldic rose
base
wavy, dancetty
horse
rampant
seeded
barbed
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