Schaan (Liechtenstein)

Schaa

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• Description of the flags
  • Vertical flag, simple stripes
  • Horizontal flag, simple stripes
• Banner of the arms
  • Horizontal banner of the arms
  • Vertical banner of the arms

See also:

• Liechtenstein
• Subdivisions of Liechtenstein (Clickable map of the communes)

Description of the flags

• Flag granted: 12 June 1938 by Francis Joseph, the prince regent (see the original letter-of-arms), granted again unchanged 26 November 1948 by Francis Joseph II, the reigning prince [kra82d] [l9i85] [jsu73] (see the letter-of-arms)
• Flag description: three stripes (2:1:2), blue-white-red (Sources: [kra82d] [l9i85] [jsu73].)
• Flags actually used:
  • vertical flag, simple stripes
  • square flag, banner-of-arms
  • horizontal flag, banner-of-arms
  • vertical flag, banner-of-arms

Vertical flag, simple stripes

image by M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009

Vertical flag, simple stripes. Sources for this flag design: my own observations and photos, 15 August 2009, at Vaduz castle and Schaan; and this official princely photo.
M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009

Horizontal flag, simple stripes

(Incorrectly reported flag!!)
image by António Martins, 29 October 1999

The French presidential flag with the thin white stripe can’t be mixed up with this flag, as the horizontal version with only stripes does not exist.
M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009

Banner of the arms

image by M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009

• Arms description (German):
  • Schild blau-rot, durch silbernen Pfahl getrennt. Im blauen Feld eine goldene Ähre, im roten waagrecht ein silberner Fluss (Sources: [kra82d] [l9i85].)
  • Durch einen silbernen Pfahl von Blau und Rot gespalten, vorne eine goldene Ähre, hinten ein silberner Querfluss (Sources: [jsu73].)
• Arms blazoning (English): Party by a pallet Argent of Azure, a corn ear Or, and Gules, a fess wavy Argent.
• Arms granted: 26 November 1948 by Francis Joseph II, the reigning prince [kra82d] [jsu73] (see the letter-of-arms), being a simplified version of the arms granted on 12 June 1938 (original letter-of-arms)
• Reasons for the arms: blue and red are the national colours, the corn ear is for agriculture, the fess wavy for the Rhine (Sources: [kra82d] [l9i85] [jsu73])

Square flag, banner-of-arms. Source for this flag design: Liechtenstein 1978-1988 — Bilder, Texte und Dokumente. Verlag der Fürstlichen Regierung, Vaduz 1988: p. 274; and this photo.
M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009

Horizontal banner of the arms

image by M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009

Square flag, banner-of-arms. Source for this flag design: Liechtenstein 1978-1988 — Bilder, Texte und Dokumente. Verlag der Fürstlichen Regierung, Vaduz 1988: p. 274; this photo; and Liechtenstein 1978-1988 — Bilder, Texte und Dokumente. Verlag der Fürstlichen Regierung: Vaduz, 1988: p. 277.
M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009 and 29 September 2009

Vertical flag, banner-of-arms

image by M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009

Vertical flag, simple stripes. Sources for this flag design: my own observations and photos, 15 August 2009, at Vaduz castle and Schaan; Adulf Peter Goop et al.: Brauchtum Liechtenstein. Alpenland Verlag, Schaan 2005: p. 227; this photo.
M. Schmöger, 17 September 2009