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    Austria Flag

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    Red
    White
    None
    Horizontal Stripes

    How to identify it

    Red, white, red in three equal horizontal bands, with nothing on the field. Latvia uses the same pattern in dark crimson with a narrower white band.

    Design and construction

    Adoption and legal status
    Austria restored the red-white-red flag for the Second Republic on 1 May 1945.

    History of the design

    The colours come from the medieval Babenberg arms. The story of a blood-soaked tunic is a later legend rather than established origin.

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    • Flag of Latvia
      Latvia

      Latvia uses dark crimson and a narrow white stripe; Austria uses brighter red and three equal bands.

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