Editing Bavaria (section)

===Flags===
Uniquely among German states, Bavaria has two official flags of equal status, one with a white and blue stripe, the other with white and blue diamond-shaped [[Lozenge (heraldry)|lozenges]]. Either may be used by civilians and government offices, who are free to choose between them.<ref name="fotw 54">{{cite web |title=Flag Legislation (Bavaria, Germany), Executive Order on Flags of 1954 |url=http://flagspot.net/flags/de-by_lx.html#1954 |work=[[Flags of the World (website)|Flags of the World]] |access-date=19 September 2011 |archive-date=11 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311095529/https://flagspot.net/flags/de-by_lx.html#1954 |url-status=live }}</ref> Unofficial versions of the flag, especially a lozenge style with coat of arms, are sometimes used by civilians.