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Proposals for a national flag 1919-1933: flags with a cross formy (Germany)

Proposals by Reichkunstwart Edwin Redslob in 1926

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The black cross formy (Tatzenkreuz) was to recall the Iron Cross. These designs were proposed —at least in part— by the Reichkunstwart or imperial art supervisor in 1926.

Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002


Quartered flag red-gold with a black cross formy

[Flag Proposal no. 17: Quartered flag red-gold with a black cross formy (Germany 1919-1933)]
by Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002

A black cross formy, fimbriated white, dividing the field into four quarters: the upper hoist and lower fly red, the lower hoist and upper fly gold. Sources: Ribbe 1972 [rbb72a], fig. 11; Dreyhaupt 2000 [drh00], fig. 199.

Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002


Quartered flag with a black cross formy and a black-white-red canton

[Flag Proposal no. 18: Quartered flag with a black cross formy and a black-white-red canton (Germany 1919-1933)]
by Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002

A black cross formy, fimbriated white, dividing the field into four quarters: the upper hoist striped horizontally black-white-red; the lower fly red, the lower hoist and upper fly gold. Source: Ribbe 1972 [rbb72a], fig. 12.

Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002


Quartered flag white-red-gold with a black cross formy

[Flag Proposal no. 19: Quartered flag white-red-gold with a black cross formy (Germany 1919-1933)]
by Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002

A black cross formy dividing the field into four quarters: the upper hoist white, the lower hoist and upper fly corner red, the lower fly corner gold. Source: Ribbe 1972 [rbb72a], fig. 13.

Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002


Quartered flag white-red and red-gold with a black cross formy

[Flag Proposal no. 20: Quartered flag white-red and red-gold with a black cross formy (Germany 1919-1933)]
by Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002

A black cross formy dividing the field into four quarters: the upper hoist and lower fly striped horizontally white-red, the lower hoist and upper fly striped horizontally red-gold. Source: Ribbe 1972 [rbb72a], fig. 14.

Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002


Quartered flag black-white-red and black-red-gold with a black cross formy

[Flag Proposal no. 21: Quartered flag black-white-red and black-red-gold with a black cross formy (Germany 1919-1933)]
by Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002

A black cross formy dividing the field into four quarters, all of them striped horizontally: the upper hoist corner black-white-red, the lower hoist gold-red-black, the upper fly black-red-gold, the lower fly red-white-black. Source: Ribbe 1972 [rbb72a], fig. 15.

Marcus Schmöger, 27 February 2002