Flags of Austria-Hungary
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During its existence, Austria-Hungary did not have a common flag – a "national flag" could not exist since the Dual Monarchy consisted of two sovereign states. However, the black-gold flag of the ruling Habsburg Dynasty was sometimes used as a de facto national flag and a common civil ensign was introduced in 1869 for civilian vessels. Until 1918, the k.u.k. War Fleet continued to carry the Austrian ensign it had used since 1786 and the regiments of the k.u.k. Army carried the double-eagle banners they had used before 1867, as they had a long history in many cases. New ensigns created in 1915 were not implemented due to the ongoing war. At state functions, the Austrian black-gold and the Hungarian red-white-green tricolor were used.
Austria was represented by the black-gold flag. The Hungarian half of the state, on the other hand, legally had no flag of its own.[1] According to the Croatian–Hungarian Settlement (art. 62 and 63), in all joint Croatian and Hungarian affairs, symbols of both Croatia and Hungary respectively had to be used. For instance, whenever the joint Hungarian-Croatian Parliament held its session in Budapest, both the Croatian and Hungarian flags were hoisted on the parliament building in Budapest.[1][2][3] In Vienna, in front of Schönbrunn Palace, the black and gold flag was flown for Cisleithania (Austrian half), while both Croatian and Hungarian flags were flown for Transleithania (Hungarian half).[3] Hungary proper used a red-white-green tricolor defaced with the Hungarian coat of arms, sometimes used to represent the entirety of the Lands of the Hungarian Crown. The "double" civil ensign, as a symbol of "corporate identity", was also used as the consular flag, as decreed on 18 February 1869. It came into use on 1 August 1869. Legations, however, flew the black-and-gold flag of Austria alongside the red-white-green flag of Hungary, while embassies flew the two national flags alongside the imperial standard.[4]
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Additionally, several flags were in use within the local territories of Austria-Hungary.
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Archduchy of Austria (Lower Austria) |
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Archduchy of Austria (Upper Austria) |
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Kingdom of Bohemia |  | |||
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Kingdom of Dalmatia |  | |||
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Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria | .png) (1849–1890) .svg) (1890–1918) | |||
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County of Tyrol |  | |||
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Duchy of Bukovina |  | |||
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Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia |  | |||
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Duchy of Carinthia |  | |||
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Duchy of Carniola |  | |||
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Duchy of Salzburg |  | |||
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Duchy of Styria |  | |||
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Margraviate of Moravia |  | |||
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Austrian Littoral, including:
Princely County of Gorizia and Gradisca |
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Vorarlberg |  | |||
| Transleithania | |||||
| Location | Region name | Flag | |||
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Kingdom of Hungary | .svg) | |||
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Principality of Transylvania |  | |||
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Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar |  | |||
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Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia | | |||
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Kingdom of Croatia |  | |||
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Kingdom of Slavonia |  | |||
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City of Fiume and its District |  | |||
| Condominium | |||||
| Location | Region name | Flag | |||
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Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina | .svg) | |||
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