what do the colors of the german flag mean
The flag of Germany is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: black, red, and gold. The flag was first adopted as the national flag of modern Germany in 1919, during the Weimar Republic.Germany has two competing traditions of national colours, black-red-gold and black-white-red, which have played an important role in the modern history of Germany.The black-red-gold tricolour first appeared in the early 19th century and achieved prominence during the 1848 Revolutions.he two flags were identical until 1959, when the East German flag was augmented with the coat of arms of East Germany. Since reunification on 3 October 1990, the black-red-gold tricolour has become the flag of reunified Germany.