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| Keywords: War flag of the Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350).svg Reichststurmfahne military banner used by the Holy Roman Emperor during ca 1200-1350 The Reichssturmfahne was not a flag but a banner Meyer's Lexikon of 1897 says s v Banner When investing a fief the Emperor had together with this Imperial banner in black and yellow a second banner in red for the investion with penal judicature This is probably the reason of combining the colours black red and yellow to form a tricolor against the rules of heraldry The Reichssturmfahne was smaller than the Imperial banner more like a chaffron The banner of the Holy Empire bore a cross even before 1200; it is the St George's banner Emperor Friedrich III took the cross officially as part of the Imperial arms but some of his successors did not use it http //www fotw net/flags/de_roman html A Birken 22 Aug 2002 http //flagspot net/flags/de_roman html stu FOTW 2008-06-27 Sir Iain Own work all rights released Public domain Sodipodi 2928 225 f Flags of the Holy Roman Empire War flags Holy Roman Empire Red and white flags White cross in red field Red flags with white one-cross | ||||
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