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![[Hamburger und Germania Ruderclub]](../images/d/de@hugrc.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006
Name: Der Hamburger und Germania Ruderclub
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 16 July 1836.
Description of flag:
It is a plain with flag. In the centre of the flag is a closed blue belt, yellow edged, with an inscription of yellow capital letters: "DER HAMBURGER UND GERMANIA RUDER_CLUB". In the centre of the belt
is a yellow edged red shield bordered yellow with a white Hamburg-castle superimposed by a pair of crossed yellow oars.
Source: Rudersportalmanach 1977
For further information click: Club's Website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2006
![[Hamburger und Germania Ruderclub(blade)]](../images/d/de@hugr).gif)
Description of blade:
It is a white blade with a vertical ribbon divided four times horizontally into black and red. The red stripes are clearly broader. White was the colour of former "Der Hamburger Ruderclub" while red and black had been the colours of former rowing club "Germania".
Source: Club's Website
Klaus-Michael Schneider 15 December 2008
Together with the Leander Boat Club Henley(U.K.) the club was said to be the second oldest rowing club in the world. "Der Hamburger Ruder Club " was established in July 1836, the "Germania Ruder Club" was established in April 1853. Both clubs merged in 1934, forming the "Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club".
![[Der Hamburger RC]](../images/d/de@dhrc.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 December 2008
Name: Der Hamburger und Germania Ruderclub
Located in: Hamburg
Established: 16 July 1836.
Description of flag:
It is a plain with flag. In the centre of the flag is a closed blue belt, edged by a yellow rope, with an inscription of yellow capital letters: "DER HAMBURGER RUDER-CLUB". In the centre of the belt is a modified coat of arms of the city of Hamburg, the castle is superimposed by a pair of crossed yellow oars.
Source: own photo 2006;
For further information click:Club's Website
Klaus-Michael Schneider 26 December 2008
![[first flag of Germania-Ruderclub]](../images/d/de@grc01.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Apr 2006
Very first flag of Germania-Ruderclub in Hamburg.
Unfortunately it is not, as I promised, the very first flag of a rowing club in Germany, for the Germania-Ruder-Club was that part of "Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club", which was established later.
Description of the flag:
It's a square flag. Its basic colour might have been purple but today it looks like a dim rose.In the centre of the flag is a two-headed black eagle armed golden. He holds an imperial globe in his sinister claw and a golden sceptre and a black cord in his dexter claw. The eagle wears a bendy divided inescutcheon upon its breast. The colours are black, red and yellow from sinister to dexter. The inescutcheon has a narrow yellow border. The whole is topped by a crown.
You can see this flag in the boat-house of "Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club" in Hamburg. Below the flag there is a small copperplate with the following engraving:
My translation: "First flag of the GRV, handmade by the ladies Auguste Fülleber, Madeleine Witt, Georgine Delaval and Auguste Lorenzen, and handed over on 28th August 1853 on the occasion of the 1st Alster rowing race, in which the GRV took part."
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2006
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