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Hanseatic flags are the banners of Hanseatic cities that were flown by cogs and other ships of the Hanseatic League from 13th to 17th centuries.

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Originally, Hanseatic ships displayed red gonfalones on their masts, which had a cross at its peak to denote the protection of the sovereign. Red was also the colour used by Danish and English shipping, the English later adopting the St George's Cross. From the second half of the 13th century, the individual Hanseatic cities created various banners to distinguish themselves from other member cities. The red gonfalone remained in use in addition to these flags. The oldest Hanseatic flag is the plain red banner used by Hamburg. Hanseatic flags were mostly red-white and some featured symbols, such as crosses.

Many cities that were members of the Hanseatic league continue to use red and white as their city colours today.

Hanseatic pennant

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In addition to these banners, ships also flew a Hanseatic pennant (Hanseatenwimpel) where the upper half is white (silver) and the lower half is red.

Hanseatic pennant (1:16)

Banners

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Königsberg (Kaliningrad)
Wismar
Stettin (Szczecin)

Other seals and coins

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1350 seal of Elbląg (Elbing), depicting the ship flying city banner
Seal of Stralsund (1329)

Flags of Hanseatic cities today

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External links

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International Civic Heraldry

v t e Flags of Germany
National	Flag of Germany
States	Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia
Districts	Berlin Bremen Hamburg
Municipalities	Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia
Historical and cultural	Alsace Baden Franconia Frisia Masuria Mecklenburg Prussia Silesia and Lower Silesia Upper Silesia Western Pomerania German Empire Nazi Germany East Germany Wirmer Flag Hanseatic flags

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National	Flag of Poland Pennant of the president of the Republic of Poland Banner of Poland
Subdivisional	Greater Poland Kuyavian-Pomeranian Lesser Poland Łódź Lower Silesian Lublin Lubusz Masovian Opole Podlaskie Pomeranian Silesian Subcarpathian Świętokrzyskie Warmian–Masurian West Pomeranian more
Ethnic and cultural	Kashubia Masuria Silesia and Lower Silesia Duchy of Teschen Upper Silesia Western Pomerania
Historical	Central Lithuania Galicia and Lodomeria Free City of Gdańsk Free City of Kraków Prussia Hanseatic flags
Cities	Gdańsk Gorzów Wielkopolski Kraków Lublin Łódź Poznań Szczecin Warsaw Districts Wrocław Zielona Góra more

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History

Hanseatic pennant

Banners

13th century

14th century

15th century

Other seals and coins

Flags of Hanseatic cities today

External links