File:Civil Ensign of East Germany (1959–1973).svg

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Deutsch: Die Handelsflagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, vom 1. Oktober 1959 bis 1. Mai 1973.

English: Merchant flag of the German Democratic Republic (1959–1973).

Español: Bandera mercante de la République démocratique allemande (1959–1973).

Français : Pavillon marchand de la République démocratique allemande (1959–1973).

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Verordnung über die Einführung einer Handelsflagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Vom 1. Oktober 1959.

Author diese Datei: Jwnabd

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black	rendered as `RGB 000 000 000`
red	rendered as `RGB 221 000 000`
gold	rendered as `RGB 255 206 000`

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Colours scheme: valid for East German flags 1949-1990

	Black (flag/arms)	Red (flag/arms)	Gold (flag)	Gold (arms)
RGB	`0/0/0`	`221/0/0`	`255/206/0`	`255/199/9`
Hexadecimal	`#000000ff`	`#dd0000ff`	`#ffce00ff`	`#ffc709ff`
CMYK	`0/0/0/100`	`0/100/100/13`	`0/19/100/0`	`0/22/96/0`
HSL	`0/0/0`	`0/255/100`	`34/255/128`	`33/255/132`

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:04, 1 May 2019	1,000 × 600 (29 KB)	Tcfc2349	fixed code
	16:30, 24 January 2019	1,000 × 600 (29 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Try again (optimized: reduced code).
	16:12, 24 January 2019	1,000 × 600 (67 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Reverted to version as of 22:18, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
	16:11, 24 January 2019	1,000 × 600 (28 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Optimized: reduced svg code. No other changes.
	22:18, 22 January 2019	1,000 × 600 (67 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Reverted to version as of 16:55, 22 June 2006 (UTC). Aligned to "File:Flag of East Germany.svg".
	19:49, 14 April 2018	1,000 × 600 (64 KB)	SamsonBVB	The wreath of wheat ears was golden not black outlined in all flags produced in the GDR.
	16:55, 22 June 2006	1,000 × 600 (67 KB)	Jwnabd	{\| {{Prettytable}} ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#eeeeee" \| merchant flag of East Germany \|- \| country \|\| format \|\| FIAV \|- \| Germany \|\| 3:5 \|\| {{FIAV\|000100}} {{FIAV\|historical}} \|} {{de\|Handelsflagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1959–1973}} {{en\|m