Car Flags for Authorities 1956-2001 (Saar, Germany)

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• Introduction
• Car Flag for the Prime Minister and the President of the State Parliament (Standarte des Ministerpräsidenten und des Landtagspräsidenten)
• Car Flag for the Ministers (Standarte der Minister)
• Car Flag for the Heads of State Offices (Standarte der Leiter staatlicher Behörden)
• Relative Size of the Car Flags

See also:

• Regulation on the Use of Service Flags on Motor Vehicles of 1956 (Verordnung über die Führung von Dienstflaggen an Kraftfahrzeugen vom 1956)
• Car Flag for the Prime Minister and the President of the State Parliament (Standarte des Saarlandes)
• Saar (Saarland, Germany)
• Germany

Introduction

The minister-president uses a 30 × 30 cm federal flag with a black and red border and the coat of arms of the Saar on the whole. The minister[s?] use the same flag but with a gold fringe around the flag, dimensions 25 × 25 cm. The directors of some state (Land) authorities use the same flag but with a silver fringe, dimensions 20 × 30 cm. Only the minister-president actually uses its flag, and on very rare events. Source: personal and legal archives, with legislation and official documents from the German Länder, as well as the informations of Jürgen Rimann, the best German specialist for all the car flags in the world and a very reliable source.

Pascal Vagnat, 1 August 1999

A regulation dated 19 December 1956 (Verordnung der Regierung des Saarlandes über die Führung von Dienstflaggen an Kraftfahrzeugen vom 19. Dezember 1956, Amtsblatt 1957, S. 14)established three different car flags.

The only remaining car flag —Standarte— in the new 2001 law is the one for Ministerpräsident —prime minister— and Landtagspräsident —President of the State Parliament—; two other car flags —probably long out of use, anyway— have been abandoned.

Marcus Schmöger, 24 and 26 May 2002

Car Flag for the Prime Minister and the President of the State Parliament

Standarte des Ministerpräsidenten und des Landtagspräsidenten

1:1 | 30 × 30 cm |
by Marcus Schmöger, 26 May 2002

The flag of the Minister-Präsident is a yellow square with a black and red border and the arms in the middle. Flag adopted 10th September 1956.

Pascal Vagnat, 19 December 1995

This was basically the same as the current one. However, the illustration in the Amtsblatt showed no white border around the coat-of-arms. I do not know which variant —with or without white border— has been and is in use.

Marcus Schmöger, 26 May 2002

Car Flag for the Ministers

Standarte der Minister

1:1 | 25 × 25 cm |
by Marcus Schmöger, 26 May 2002

This was a square variant of the state's flag, dimensions 25 × 25 cm, with in the center the embroidered coat-of-arms, around the flag a golden cord.

Marcus Schmöger, 26 May 2002

Car Flag for the Heads of State Offices

Standarte der Leiter staatlicher Behörden

2:3 | 20 × 30 cm |
by Marcus Schmöger, 26 May 2002

This was a rectangular variant of the state's flag, dimensions 20 × 30 cm), in the center the embroidered coat-of-arms, around the flag a golden cord. This flag should be used by heads of state offices — who was actually entitled to use this flag was ordered by the prime minister, in agreement with the ministers.

Marcus Schmöger, 26 May 2002

30×30cm     25×25cm     18×25cm
all three by Marcus Schmöger, 26 May 2002