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![[City of Hannover (Lower Saxony, Germany)]](../images/d/de-ni-h.gif) |
5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon Coat-of-arms adopted 1920 |
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Red-white with the arms. Sources: flag from Staack 1997, arms from Stadler 1964-1971
Stefan Schwoon, 20 February 2001
From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:
Hannover became a city around 1170 and was in the 14th century an important member of the Hanseatic League. From 1636 it was the capital of the Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, who later became Kings of Hannover and at the same time Kings of England. The lion is the lion of Braunschweig and taken from the Welfen family. It appears on the oldest known seals, dating from the early 13th century. The oldest real arms of the city showed only the trefoil. It is known from coins from 1430. It does not appear on the seals of the city until 1534. In 1565 the arms (still only the trefoil) had two golden lions as supporters and a helmet with crest on top. The present arms were devised in 1920 and are a combination of the seal and the original arms.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.46.
![[Hannover plain flag 1891]](../images/d/de-ni-ha891.gif)
1:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011
The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a red over yellow over green horizontal tricolour. According to Stadler 1970, p.45 it was a yellow over red over green horizontal tricolour.
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011
![[Hannover-Linden plain flag 1891]](../images/d/de-ni-ha891li.gif)
1:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011
The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a blue over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011