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Like many German state's flags, the most commonly used size commercially is 3:5, although in law it is stated as being 'at least 1:2'. The civil bicolour flag of white over red was used in the Weimar Republic, and formally abolished in 1935, under the reforms of the
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are the old arms of the Ludovingian Landgraves of Thuringia, with a couple of alterations. Because of the similarities between Hesse and Thuringia Coats of Arms, the flags appear similar too.
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after the reunification and the re-establishment of Thuringia as a state on 3 October 1990. The first legal regulation was the
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feature a bicolour of white over red. Introduced with the formation of the state of Thuringia within the
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Constitution of the Free State of Thuringia of 25 October 1993
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Verfassung des Freistaats Thüringen vom 25. Oktober 1993
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Both the civil and state flag of the German state of
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The civil flag with the addition of the coat of arms.
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Civil flag
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag

Use
State flag
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Thuringia
Weimar Republic
flag of Hesse
Ludovingian
Duchy of Thuringia
Poland
Third Reich
German Democratic Republic
Germany was reunited
arms of Thuringia
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1599–1918)
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Saxe-Altenburg (1893–1918)
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Principality of Reuss-Greiz
Principality of Reuss-Greiz

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