Flag Legislation (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)

Last modified: 2005-07-23 by santiago dotor
Keywords: germany | saxony-anhalt | sachsen-anhalt | law |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• Introduction
• Constitution of 1992
• Law on Coats-of-Arms, Flags and Seals of 1991
• Law on State Symbols of 1998

See also:

• Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany)
• Germany

Saxony-Anhalt has regulated the design and use of flags in several laws and regulations. Parts of three of them follow here: the text in the constitution of 1992, the law on the coats-of-arms, flags and seals 1991 and the law on state symbols of 1998.

Marcus Schmöger, 9 March 2001

Verfassung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt vom 17. Juli 1992
(Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Sachsen-Anhalt 1992, S. 200)
Artikel 1 Land Sachsen-Anhalt
(...)
(2) Die Landesfarben sind Gelb und Schwarz. Das Nähere über Wappen, Flaggen und Siegel regelt ein Gesetz.

Constitution of the Land Saxony-Anhalt of 17th July 1992
(Law and Official Gazette for the Land Saxony-Anhalt 1992, p. 200)
Article 1 State of Saxony-Anhalt
(...)
(2) The Land's colours are yellow and black. Details on coat-of-arms, flags and seals are regulated by a law.

Contribution and translation by Marcus Schmöger, 9 March 2001

(An unofficial English translation follows the official German text.)

Gesetz über Wappen, Flaggen und Siegel vom 29. Januar 1991
(Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Sachsen-Anhalt 1991, S. 7), verkündet 31. Januar 1991.
(...)
§ 3
Die Landesfarben sind Gelb und Schwarz.
§ 4

(1) Die Landesflagge zeigt sich horizontal geteilt in den Farben Gelb und Schwarz.
(2) Die Landesflagge kann auch in den Formen des Banners und Wimpels geführt werden.
(3) Die Vorschriften zur Form der Landesdienstflagge werden durch das Ministerium des Innern des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt erlassen. Die Landesdienstflaggen müssen aus den Landesfarben bestehen und das Landeswappen zeigen.

Law on coats-of-arms, flags and seals of 29th January 1991
(Law and Official Gazette for the State of Saxony-Anhalt 1991, p. 7), promulgated 31st January 1991.
(...)
§ 3
The Land's colours are yellow and black.
§ 4

(1) The Land's flag is horizontally divided in the colours yellow and black.
(2) The Land's flag can also have the form of a [hanging] banner or a pennant.
(3) Regulations regarding the form of the Land's service flag shall be issued by the Ministry of the Interior of the State of Saxony-Anhalt. The Land's service flags must consist of the Land's colours and show the Land's coat-of-arms.

Contribution and translation by Marcus Schmöger, 9 March 2001

(An unofficial English translation follows the official German text.)

Hoheitszeichengesetz vom 2. Juni 1998
(Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Sachsen-Anhalt 1998, S. 274), verkündet 8. Juni 1998
(...)
§ 2 Landesflagge, Landesdienstflagge

(1) Die Landesflagge besteht aus zwei Längsstreifen in den Landesfarben Gelb und Schwarz. (2) Die Landesdienstflagge zeigt zusätzlich das Landeswappen. (...)

Law on state symbols of 2nd June 1998
(Law and Official Gazette for the State of Saxony-Anhalt 1998, p. 274), promulgated 8th June 1998
(...)
§ 2 Land's flag, Land's service flag

(1) The Land's flag consists of two horizontal stripes in the Land's colours yellow and black. (2) The Land's service flag shows in addition the Land's coat-of-arms. (...)

The Ministry of the Interior is authorized to regulate by ordinance: (...)
2. the design and use of the Land's flag and the Land's service flag, (...)

(1) This law comes into force the day after ist promulgation.. (2) At the same time the law on coats-of-arms, flags and seals of 29th January 1991 (Law and Official Gazette for the Land Saxony-Anhalt 1991, p. 7) shall be repealed.

Contribution and translation by Marcus Schmöger, 9 March 2001