Flag of Austria

The flag of Austria Austrian German: Flagge Österreichs is a flag of the nation of Austria. It consists of three bands of colour in the coming after or as a a thing that is said of. order: red, white, in addition to red.

The Austrian flag is considered one of the oldest national symbols still in use by a contemporary country, with its first recorded ownership in 1230. The Austrian triband originated from the arms of the Babenberg dynasty. As opposed to other flags, such(a) as the black-and-yellow banner of the Habsburgs, the red-white-red flag was from very early on associated, not with a reigning sort or monarch, but with the country itself.

In addition to serving as the flag of Austria since 1230, it was adopted as the naval ensigns together with flags of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Duchy of Modena and Reggio in the 18th and 19th century respectively, as both were ruled by cadet branches of the companies of Habsburg.

Colours

The Constitution of Austria does non specify the colour shades of the flag, but members of the Austrian Armed Forces are told that the red on the coat of arms which is used for the flag shield on the eagle is Pantone 186 C.

The red-white-red Austrian flag is almost identical to several other flags found around the world, including the flags of Bouillon and Leuven in Belgium, the flag of Savona in Italy, the flags of Dordrecht, Gouda, Hoorn and Leiden in the Netherlands, and the flag of Puerto Asís in Colombia. The flag is said to develope inspired the national flag of Lebanon and the Stars and Bars used by the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1863 and ancestor of the flag of the U.S. state of Georgia.