Flag of Hanover

Flag Hanover, Banner Hanover
Aspect ratio:
3:5
Vexillological symbol:
Civil flag and merchant flag
Country:
Germany
State:
Lower Saxony

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Background knowledge

The flag of Hanover consists of two horizontal stripes of the same size: Money on top and White on the bottom.

The flag features the city arms of Hanover. The coat of arms shows a silver wall with two tin towers on a red background; in the open gate there is a golden shield with a green Mary's flower or shamrock (unexplained) under a black portcullis; between the towers there is a golden lion.

The coat of arms is verifiable as a seal as early as 1266, with Mary's flower/shamrock (previously a mint mark) as of 1534, the lion being the symbol of the Guelphs or of the rule of the Duchy of Brunswick, to whose dominion the city belonged. The city's coat of arms has had its present form since 1929. The old city colors of red, yellow and green were replaced by red and white in 1897. (Source: Wikipedia)

The people of Hannover are very proud of their new town hall, the Herrenhäuser Gardens and their soccer club Hannover 96.

That's what ChatGPT knows about the flag of Hanover

This is what an AI says about the Hanoverian flag
The flag of the city of Hannover is a combination of the city's coat of arms and the state of Lower Saxony. It has been used as the official symbol of the city since 2000. The flag is striped white-red-white and bears the city's coat of arms in the center.
This is what an AI knows about the history of the Hanoverian flag
The flag of the city of Hanover was officially used for the first time in 1590. It shows a red coat of arms on a white background, which includes a golden crown and a black steed. In 1866, the flag was recognized as the official flag of the city of Hanover. Since then it has been used as a symbol of the city.
This is how an AI describes the Hanoverian flag
The flag of the city of Hannover in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany, features a red rectangular cloth with a white vertical stripe down the center. The stripe is about a third of the flag in width and is bordered on the sides by a narrow black band. In the center of the white stripe is the city's coat of arms, which consists of a golden eagle and a red background. The eagle has a golden coronet and carries a white flag with a black cross. The entire flag background is black.