Flag of Germany
While the use of black-red-gold had been suggested in the Soviet zone in 1946, the Second People's Congress in 1948 decided to adopt the old black-white-red tricolour as a national flag for East Germany. This choice was based on the use of these colours by the National Committee for a Free Germany, a German anti-Nazi organisation that operated in the Soviet Union in the last two years of the war. In 1949, following a suggestion from Friedrich Ebert, Jr., the black-red-gold tricolour was instead selected as the flag of the German Democratic Republic upon the formation of this state on 7 October 1949. From 1949 to 1959, the flags of both West and East Germany were identical. On 1 October 1959, the East German government changed its flag with the addition of its coat of arms. In West Germany, these changes were seen as a deliberate attempt to divide the two Germanys. Displaying this flag in West Germany and West Berlin—where it became known as the (divider-flag)—was seen as a breach of the constitution and subsequently banned until the late 1960s.
Flag of Adygea
The original design of the flag was drawn in 1830 by prince Zanoque, Seferbie. was hand delivered to the Adyghe Nour Mohamed Hag'ur by the British delegate James Stanislaus Bell in Gesh Valley (Current day: Sochi) where it flew for the first time among cheers by Adyghe princes and a multitude of people. This design was used by the Adyghe people in the 19th century fight against the Russian Empire. The present-day flag was adopted on March 24, 1992. The proportions are 2:1.