Cisrhenian Republic 1797 (Germany)

Last modified: 2002-02-23 by santiago dotor
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both by Santiago Dotor

• Description
• Other 1797 Rhine Flags

See also:

• Rhine Republic 1806
• Rhine Customs Administration 1805-1806 (Rheinzollverwaltung, France and Germany)
• Historical Flags (Germany)
• Germany

A green-white-red tricolor. Adopted early in 1797 and hoisted in various territories, specifically 28 August 1797 in Cologne, 14 (or 28?) September 1797 in Koblenz, 15 September 1797 in Mainz, 22 September 1797 in Bonn, mostly under the influence of General Hoche, whose French troops had occupied the Rhineland. It is not certain whether the flag was a horizontal or vertical tricolor, although those authorities I have seen seem to prefer horizontal. Use abandoned late in November 1797, when the Cisrhenian territory was annexed to France (oficially on 25 December 1797), and use of the flag was prohibited. This flag was used briefly by the Rhenish Republic during the French occupation of the Rhineland after World War One. A vertical variant has also been reported.

Norman Martin, April 1998

by Santiago Dotor

Rhine area. A blue-green-red tricolor. Reported raised 1797. It appears to have been a political flag.

Norman Martin, April 1998

by Santiago Dotor

Rhine area. A light red-blue-green tricolor. Reported raised 1797. It appears to have been a political flag.

Norman Martin, April 1998

by Santiago Dotor

Rhine area. Blue, red, green horizontal. Lucien Philippe report it as the Rhine Republic national flag, and also as a vertical variant.

Jaume Ollé, 1998