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This flag is fictitious, proposed, or locally used unofficially. It has not been adopted in an official capacity, and although it may be named as if it was an official flag of a geographical or other entity and have some visual elements that are similar to official logos or flags of that entity, it does not have any official recognition. A flag of this type should not be added to any articles or pages unless it is officially proposed by a government agency, covered by the media, or sees notable local use.
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Deutsch: Banner des Heiligen Römischen Reichs vor 1400.
English: Reconstruction of the flag used by the German kings in the later medieval period (c. 12th to 14th centuries).

The existence of such a flag is certain for the 14th century, likely for the 13th century, and uncertain for the 12th century. It was used by emperor Henry VII in his Italian campaigns, and is repeatedly depicted in this context in Codex Balduini Trevirensis (c. 1340). In the Kassel Willehalm Codex (c. 1336), the same flag is (anachronistically) shown in a battle scene of Charlemagne.

According to Meyers Konversations-Lexikon of 1897 (s. v. "Banner"), the German Imperial Banner since the time of Sigismund (1430s), and "perhaps earlier" showed the Imperial Eagle, viz. a double-headed black eagle in a yellow field.

The banner used by some of the German kings or emperors of the late 12th and early 13th century may have shown an eagle, in the case of Otto IV an "eagle hovering over a dragon".
Čeština: Vlajka Svaté ríše rímské pred 1400.
Nederlands: Bannier van de keizer van het Heilige Roomse Rijk voor 1400.
Date circa 1995
date QS:P,+1995-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
, derived version 03.08.2007
Source Image:Flag Germany Emperors Banner.png
Author Jaume Ollé; svg version by Masur
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