File:Flag of Germany.svg

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Flag of Germany*
country	Germany
used by	Germany
current since	1949-05-23
created by	unknow
format	5:3
shape	rectangular
FIAV	↑
colours	black, red, gold
other characteristics	flag has 3 horizontal stripes

W3C ✓ The source code of this SVG is valid

Dependent images

Please note: There is no law regulation on the exact shades of the German flag, so there may be differences to other versions. If you intend to modify the colors, remember to change these, too:

• File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg
• File:Flag of Germany (state).svg
• File:Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg
• File:Flag of East Germany with cut out emblem.svg
• File:Naval Ensign of Germany.svg
• File:Coat of Arms of Germany.svg
• File:Flag of Lower Saxony.svg
• File:Flag de-saarland 300px.png
• File:Flag of East Germany.svg

(and probably several more) --Pumbaa80 23:24, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Licensing

English: This file depicts the flag of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like flags are gemeinfrei (in the public domain). Note: The usage of flags is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here. Deutsch: Dieses Bild stellt die Flagge einer deutschen Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts dar. Nach § 5 Abs. 1 UrhG (Deutschland) sind amtliche Werke wie Flaggen gemeinfrei ("public domain"). Flaggen sind allgemein unabhängig von ihrem urheberrechtlichen Status in ihrer Nutzung gesetzlich beschränkt, und den öffentlichen Körperschaften dienen sie darüber hinaus als Hoheitszeichen.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:28, 26 September 2007		1,000×600 (502 B)	Madden	(letting the stripes overlap to avoid transparency effects after scaling down to small sizes)
	12:04, 29 July 2007		1,000×600 (502 B)	Ms2ger	(Valid SVG)
	06:09, 4 June 2007		1,000×600 (469 B)	Seewolf	({{Information |Description=Flag of Germany |Source= |Date= |Author= |Permission=GFDL |other_versions= }})
	18:32, 20 August 2006		1,000×600 (351 B)	Madden	(better code to avoid white stripes after scaling...)
	18:28, 20 August 2006		1,000×600 (351 B)	Madden	(code to avoid white stripes after scaling)
	04:28, 22 April 2006		1,000×600 (469 B)	Hurlbrink
	16:25, 20 March 2006		1,000×600 (469 B)	Madden	(changed red to #DD0000, see discussion)
	16:16, 9 February 2006		1,000×600 (469 B)	Vzb83	(Using the Pantone approximations, see discussion; scaled to 2x)
	22:30, 5 February 2006		500×300 (465 B)	Zscout370	(Wrote this using SVG code, colors from the latest image)
	06:07, 5 February 2006		500×300 (2 KB)	Denelson83	(Should use true black)
	19:15, 1 February 2006		500×300 (516 B)	Vzb83	(officially specified colours: RAL 9017 for black, RAL 3020 for red and RAL 1028 for yellow)
	23:25, 29 November 2005		500×300 (514 B)	IGEL	(Changed the gold strip to #ffc709. CMYK C 0, M 10, Y 100, K 0 is not #ffe500, and the page qouted by User:Dbenbenn says, that this strip has a tone between CMYK C 0, M 10, Y 100, K 0 and CMYK C 0, M 35, Y 100, K 0. #ffc709 is CMYK C 0, M 22, Y 100, K )
	23:59, 30 September 2005		500×300 (498 B)	Dbenbenn	(change gold stripe to ffe500 according to http://www.fotw.net/flags/de_color.html, CMYK 0,10,100,0. Changes are PD.)
	22:07, 28 September 2005		500×300 (964 B)	Zscout370
	22:53, 27 September 2005		500×300 (2 KB)	SKopp	(The flag of Germany. Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of Germany)

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