Flag of Germany (7 x 4.2 cm)

Embroidered patch shows flag of Germany. The official flag of the Federal Republic of Germany was adopted on May 23, 1949. The national flag of Germany is a tricolor with horizontal stripes of black (top), red (middle), and gold (bottom).These colors were used for the uniforms of German soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars, who wore black coats with red braids and golden buttons. The colors had specific symbolic meanings: “Out of the blackness of servitude [black], through bloody battles [red] to the golden light of freedom [gold].”