Name | Civil and State flag (Landes- und Landesdienstflagge) |
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Use | Civil and state flag |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 10 May 1945 |
The flag of Rhineland-Palatinate, also known as Rhineland-Pfalz, is a tricolor of three horizontal bands of black, red and gold. These colors are Germany's national colors and are sometimes referred to as schwarz-rot-gold. In the canton, or the upper left corner, is the coat the arms of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.