The flag of Rhineland-Palatinate was adoped in 1948. It shows the german tricolor, in the upper canton the coat of arms of the country. The coat of arms shows the heraldic symbols of the country-parts, the former election-principality Trier (red cross on white ground), the former election-principality Mainz (white wheel on red ground) and the Pfalz/Palatinate (golden lion on black ground). Over the blazon the "people's crown". The appearance and use of the flag were first laid down by law on 10th of May in 1948, confirmed in the State Law on Emblems of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Coat of Arms and Flag Law) of the 7th of August in 1972, GVBl 1972, p. 293, last amended by the Law of 21st of July in 2003, GVBl. p. 167. The flag of the Minister President – a 30x30 cm car standard – is no longer mentioned in the law and has probably not been used since 2003.
The coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate was introduced on 10th of May in 1948. It shows the heraldic symbols of the country-parts, the former election-principality Trier (red cross on white ground), the former election-principality Mainz (white wheel on red ground) and the Pfalz/Palatinate (golden lion on black ground). Over the blazon the "people's crown". The use of the coat of arms is reserved for offices and authorities of the country. The Rhineland-Palatinate Sign is available for private use. It can be used by everyone, but its not allowed to change it.
The country Rhineland-Palatinate was formed on 30th of August in 1947 by
order of the allies from the southern part of the Prussian
Rhine Province, the untill then to
Bavaria belonging
Palatinate and western rhenish territories of
Hesse (Rhine Hesse).
