Flag of Hesse Flag of Hesse The civil flag of Hesse consists of a bicolor of a red top and a bottom white stripe, in the proportion 3:5. The state flag is similar, except it is defaced with the state coat of arms in the centre, and may only be used by government departments and services. The colours red and white are based on that of the Ludovingian coat of arms, showing a lion with a ninefold horizontal white and red division. The coat of arms was inherited by the House of Hesse upon its split from the Duchy of Thuringia in 1247,
Flag of Östergötland with reversed colours; Blue cross on a yellow field. The cross represents the two major canals that goes through Östergötland, Göta canal and Kinda canal. The yellow field represents the yellow hills of Östergötland called "östgötaslätten". The flag has also a great similarity to "Pestflaggan" or the "Plagueflag", a proposed flag for Åland, which was rejected by the municipality who thought it was too ugly. Flag of Östergötland The flag of Östergötland is an unofficial provincial flag in Sweden which was created by Per Andersson from Mjölby in 1972. Back then, the flag was a part of a tourist project