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Reichsflagge
Use
State flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion
2:3 (3:5 in 1933–1935)
Adopted
1867; 157 years ago (1867) (first 2:3 ratio)
1933; 91 years ago (1933) (second 3:5 ratio)
Relinquished
1919; 105 years ago (1919) (first 2:3 ratio)
1935; 89 years ago (1935) (second 3:5 ratio)
Design
A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and red
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