Flags of Austria-Hungary

In a country without an official single national flag, the use of this type of symbol was complicated. In practice, the government and citizens used different flags depending on the regulations, situation, and context: • The black-gold flag of the ruling Habsburg Dynasty was sometimes used as a de facto national flag. These colors had symbolic importance for the monarchy as the "imperial colors" (reichsfarben). • At state functions, the Austrian black-gold and the Hungarian red-white-green tricolor were often used to represent the two parts of the empire. In Vienna, in front of Schönbrunn Palace, the black-gold flag was flown for Cisleithania (Austrian half), while both Croatian and Hungarian flags were flown for Transleithania (Hungarian half). According to the 1868 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. 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. • Separate Austrian and Hungarian teams competed at the Olympic Games, each using their own flag. • Austro-Hungarian Army carried the double-eagle banners for their regiments they had used before 1867, as they had a long history in many cases. • Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1918 continued to carry the Austrian ensign it had used since 1786. New ensigns created in 1915 were not implemented due to the ongoing war. • Merchant Fleet used red-white-red civil ensign as same as navy ensigns to 1869. After 1869 was introduced new "double" civil ensign for civilian vessels This ensign was also used as the consular flag, as decreed on 18 February 1869. It came into use on 1 August 1869. • Embassies flew the imperial standard alongside the black-and-gold flag of Austria and the red-white-green flag of Hungary. == Flags ==

National and state flags File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg|Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy (including the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Empires), also used to represent Cisleithania File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary also used to represent Transleithania File:Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary (coat of arms variant without supporters) File:Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary (simplified) File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia with CoA.svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia File:Flag of the Triune Kingdom of Croatia.svg|Unofficial, but common flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia.svg|Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (simplified) Imperial and military standards File:Imperial Standard of Austria-Hungary (Before 1915).svg|Emperor's imperial standard (until 1915) File:Austro-Hungarian Empress Standard (Before 1915).svg|Empress's imperial standard (until 1915) Ensigns Civil ensigns File:Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg|Civil ensign 1786–1869 File:Civil ensign of Austria-Hungary (1869-1918).svg|Civil ensign 1869–1918 File:Flag of the common ministries of the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown (1896-1915; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg|alt=Unofficial Hungarian civil ensign used on Transleithania inland waters|Unofficial Hungarian civil ensign used on Transleithania inland waters Regional flags Additionally, several flags were in use within the local territories of Austria-Hungary. == Examples of using flags in the era ==

File:Austro-Hungarian_North_Pole_Expedition,_HGM,_2017-03-08-6.jpg|Flag planted by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition (1874) File:Transport of the Turkish prisoners of war at Grod (Neue Illustrirte Zeitung, 1878).png|Transport of the Turkish prisoners of war at Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1878) (two-color flag) File:Juliusz Kossak -Wjazd cesarza Franciszka Józefa do Krakowa w 1880 r.jpg|Visit of Emperor Franz Joseph I in Kraków, visible unidentified red-white flag, regional white-blue city flags, imperial standard and black-gold flag, 1880 File:Živio kralj Vlaho Bukovac.JPG|Visit of Emperor Franz Joseph I in Zagreb, red-white-blue (Croatian) flags, 1895 File:Exposition Universelle 1900 Paris - Pavillon de la Hongrie bis.jpg|Civil ensign and Austrian pennants on a French illustration advertising the Hungarian pavilion during Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1900 File:Flag Austria-Hungary c1900.jpg|Black-gold flag with coat of arms of Austria-Hungary, 1900 File:Strohl.1900-tab.XX.png|Flags and banners from Hugo Gerard Ströhl's "Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Wappenrolle", 1900 File:Numismatic postcard from the early 1900's - Austria-Hungary (Cisleithania) 02.jpg|Numismatic postcard designed by German businessman (Hugo Semmler) from 1900 with the Civil Ensign File:F Behrens – Kaiserfest.jpg|Emperor Franz Joseph I in Merano (black-gold flag), 1900 File:Razglednica Bohinjskega predora 1906.jpg|Bohinj tunnel opening ceremony (two-color flags), 1906 File:12361-Milowitz-1910-Militärlager-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag.jpg|Military base of Austro-Hungarian Army (two-color flag), 1910 File:Austian_Lloyd_flags.jpg|Poster from Österreichischer Lloyd showing the civil ensign and the company's logo on a navy blue flag, 1910 File:SS Carniola ÖL.jpg|SS Carniola - Austro-Hungarian civilian steamship with civil ensign, 1912 File:1912 Summer Olympics poster.jpg|1912 Summer Olympics poster, visible black-gold and red-white-green flags File:1912 Opening ceremony - Austria.JPG|Separate Austrian team at the 1912 Summer Olympics with unidentified flag File:1912 Opening ceremony - Hungary.JPG|Separate Hungarian team at the 1912 Summer Olympics with Hungarian three-color flag File:Militärparade ringstrasse wien.jpg|Military parade in Vienna (two-color flags), 1913 File:The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, June 1914 Q79761.jpg|Imperial Standard on the car of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, at the day of his assassination, 1914 File:Reservists-IR 17.jpg|Soldiers of Infanterieregiment Nr. 17 with two-color flag, 1914 File:Zeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe - Th. Fasche. LCCN2006680287.jpg|Austro-Hungarian propaganda poster encouraging to buy war bonds File:CentralPowersPoster3.jpg|World War I-era propaganda postcards depicting the flags of the Central Powers. The Austro-Hungarian flag shown as black-gold File:Zur Wiebereroberung der Festung Przemysl, durch die verbündeten Truppen am 3. Juni 1915. (337584).jpg|A propaganda postcard commemorating the release of the Przemyśl fortress. Austria-Hungary represented by the black-gold and red-white-green flags, 1915 File:Leaders of the Central Powers - Vierbund.jpg|Another Central Powers propaganda, with Austria-Hungary being represented by a mix of both Habsburg and Hungarian flags File:Drapeau du sous-marin U12.jpg|Copy of the naval ensign taken by the Italian army from the submarine U12 at the Piave river mouths on 5 August 1915 (exposed in Museo Storico Navale, Venice). File:Kaiser Karl I. in Pergine, 17.1.1917 (BildID 15549726).jpg|Emperor Charles I visiting Pergine (two- and three-color flags), 1917 File:Wien II. Praterstrasse - 1917 (1).tif|Vienna Praterstrasse, 1917 File:Kaiser Karl I. in Ozhydiv, 9.12.1917. Der Kaiser im Gespräch mit dem Kommandanten der Lehrkompanie 25, im Gefolge des Kaisers Feldmarschall Böhm-Ermolli, General der Infanterie Klaudius Czibulka und O (BildID 15445725).jpg|Emperor Charles I visiting troops in Ozhydiv (two- and three-color flags), 1917 File:Frontreise Karls I. vonm 14.6. bis zum 18.6.1917 an die Südostfront. Besuch in Ditro, 16.6.1917 (BildID 15565569).jpg|Emperor Charles I in front of the Hungarian flag, 1917 File:S.M.in Südtirol 13-16.9.17. (BildID 15569541).jpg|Emperor Charles I visiting one of the villages in South Tyrol (two-color flag), 1917 File:SMS Gaa1.jpg|SMS Gäa - Austro-Hungarian torpedo carrier with naval ensign, World War I period == See also ==