Flag of Saxony-Anhalt
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| Landesflagge | |
| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | 30 January 1991 (Changed in 2017 to avoid confusion with Baden-Wurttemberg) |
The flag of Saxony-Anhalt is a yellow and black bi-color, with the state's coat of arms centered on the flag.
History
Black and yellow were the colors of the Prussian Province of Saxony and the pre-1952 State of Saxony-Anhalt, but on 29 January 1991 the traditional order of the colors was reversed to distinguish the flag from the black-over-yellow bi-color of Baden-Württemberg. This was then enshrined in the state constitution of 17 July 1992, where Article 1 deals with the state symbols.
From 1991 to 2017, the flag had two major variants: a plain bi-color as the civil flag and the current flag as the state flag.
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Anhalt-Bernburg (1252–1468, 1603–1863) -
Duchy of Anhalt (1806–1918) -
Former civil flag of Saxony-Anhalt until 5 April 2017.
