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North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Adopted: 1953
The flag of North Rhine-Westphalia features a white silhouette of the state's coat of arms—a shield with a lion and a rose—centered on a field of black and white horizontal stripes.
Flag fun fact: The lion represents the Rhineland while the rose symbolizes Westphalia, reflecting the merger of these two historic regions in 1946.
Colors
blackwhite
Design elements
stripesshieldanimalplant
Flag family: German state flags
Context
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