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![[Brandenburg (Germany)]](../images/d/de-br.gif)
3:5 
3.5 image by M. SchmögerThe (civil and state) flag of Brandenburg is a horizontal bicolour of red over white with the arms in the center. The proportions of the flag are 3:5. The above image shows the newer variant of the arms.
M. Schmöger, 26 May 2001
Santiago Dotor asked whether there is a specified ratio between the size of the arms and the height of the flag. As in most cases in German flags, not really. There is a pattern attached as an appendix to the law (Gesetz über die Hoheitszeichen des Landes Brandenburg); this shows the arms' height being roughly 60% of the flag's height. I drew the above image accordingly.
In the regulation (Verordnung über die Führung des Landeswappens vom 30. Mai 1991) there is also an appendix, that shows three different variants of vertical flags. The width of the arms in these three cases varies from 45% to 50% of the flag's width. So I conclude, that one should not trust these images in the laws and regulations too much. The image of the vertical flag I made shows the arms as wide as 50% the flag width.
M. Schmöger, 28 May 2001
![[Brandenburg, hanging flag (Germany)]](../images/d/de-br_v.gif)
5:2 image
by M. Schmöger
Coat-of-arms based on Felix Braun's image
Flag adopted 30th January 1991, coat-of-arms adopted 18th May 1993
As usual for German states there is also the variant of a hanging flag. This is also described in the regulations. As a typical proportion of this flag (the actual proportions are not prescribed) I assume 5:2 which is quite frequent in Germany.
M. Schmöger, 26 May 2001
![[Jack for Police Boats (Brandenburg, Germany)]](../images/d/de-br~j.gif)
3:5 Image by M. Schmöger
Coat-of-arms based on Felix Braun's image
Police boats in Brandenburg use a triangular pennant as the jack (the ensign is the German state flag).
M. Schmöger, 26 May 2001
![[Coat-of-Arms (Brandenburg, Germany)]](../images/d/de-br).gif)
Image by Felix Braun, Santiago Dotor, and M. Schmöger
Coat-of-arms adopted on 18 May 1993
The arms of Brandenburg is white with a red eagle, with a yellow beak and talons and yellow clover stalks [Kleestengeln] on its wings. Felix Braun's image shows the clover stalks as in the pattern in use from 1991 to 1993.
As there was no formal law or regulation changing the pattern, but only a publication of an image of the modified pattern, I guess that both variants are in use now. New office shields and new flags would surely show the newer variant, but the old ones shall only eventually be replaced.
M. Schmöger, 26 May 2001
From the Landeswappen webpage at the Brandenburg Parliament website:
![[Coat-of-Arms 1991-1993 (Brandenburg, Germany)]](../images/d/de-br)991.gif)
image by Felix Braun and Santiago Dotor
Felix Braun sent me a very good vectorial image he had made of the Land coat-of-arms. He based his drawing in the official documents he saw when he worked at a court in Brandenburg, as well as on the images at the official website of the Landtag (state parliament) and on Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website.
Santiago Dotor, 21 May 2001
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