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Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg 1826-1918 (Germany)

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Landesfarben

[Civil Flag 1832-c.1893 and late 1890's-1918 (Saxe-Altenburg, Germany)] 2:3 Image by Santiago Dotor
Flag adopted 1832, abolished c.1893, readopted shortly after, abolished 1918

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Introduction

Reading Mario Fabretto's words, it appears that the three successive flags were:

  • 1832 - c.1893: green-white, no arms (de-sb832.gif)
  • c1893 - shortly after: white-green with arms
  • shortly after 1893-1918: green-white with arms (de_saa1.gif)
So apparently the image for 1893 (de-sb893.gif) is incorrect in that it misses the arms. However, I would find more logical a co-existance of Landesfarben (with no arms) and Landesflagge (with arms), throughout 1832-1918, with varying order of stripes. In that case we would have:Can anybody help?
Santiago Dotor, 8 February 2001

Civil Flag 1832-c.1893 and late 1890's-1918
Landesfarben

[Civil Flag 1832-c.1893 and late 1890's-1918 (Saxe-Altenburg, Germany)] 2:3 Image by Santiago Dotor
Flag adopted 1832, abolished c.1893, readopted shortly after, abolished 1918

Horizontal bicolor white-green. In use until 1918.
Norman Martin, March 1998

In 1832 a green-white flag was adopted. Toward 1893 the flag became white-green with the coat of arms and was declared National flag. Shortly later it was again used green over white until 1918.
Mario Fabretto, 31 August 1998

Civil Flag c.1893-late 1890's
Landesfarben

[Civil Flag c.1893-late 1890's (Saxe-Altenburg, Germany)] 2:3 Image by Santiago Dotor
Flag adopted c.1893, abolished shortly after

State Flag 1826-1918
Landesflagge

[State Flag 1826-1918 (Saxe-Altenburg, Germany)] Image by Jaume Ollé

Horizontal bicolor green-white with crowned Saxon arms at center. In use until 1918.
Norman Martin, March 1998

Duke's Standard 1826-1909
Herzogsstandarte

[Duke's Standard 1826-1909 (Saxe-Altenburg, Germany)] Image by Jaume Ollé

White flag with crowned Saxon arms and supporters at center. In use until 1918.
Norman Martin, March 1998

The small pennons were white-green from 1893, previously green-white. This standard was in use until 1909; later was adopted one with eight white and green stripes with the Saxon device in the canton (1:1).
Mario Fabretto, 31 August 1998

Duke's Standard 1909-1918
Herzogsstandarte

[Duke's Standard 1909-1918 (Saxe-Altenburg, Germany)] 1:1 Image by Alvan Fisher, Mark Sensen and Santiago Dotor
Flag adopted 1909, abolished 1918

According to Norman Martin, the 1909-1918 standard had...eight stripes white-green, and a square canton which was a banner of the Saxon arms (10 stripes black-yellow and a green crancelin).
Santiago Dotor, 8 February 2001

Neubecker 1933 shows the standard in proportions 1:1.
Santiago Dotor, 21 June 2001

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