Austria Nylon Flag With Seal

About Our Austria Nylon Flag With Seal

The coat of arms of Austria, a red shield with a white horizontal central stripe, is attributed to Duke Leopold V in the late 12th century. Legend has it that King Henry VI granted him that shield because the duke’s tunic was drenched in blood, except for the white area beneath his belt, after the Battle of Ptolemais in 1191 in the Holy Land. Modern historians discredit this story, and the earliest known example of the arms dates from the seal of Duke Frederick II in 1230. Even when Austrian rulers held sway over the heartland of a great European empire, the duchy of Austria used that coat of arms and a flag of corresponding design horizontally striped red-white-red national flag. When it is flown by the government, it incorporates a central black eagle. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.