Editing Bavaria (section)

==Flags and coat of arms==
{{Main|Flag of Bavaria|Coat of arms of Bavaria}}

===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.

===Coat of arms===
The modern coat of arms of Bavaria was designed by Eduard Ege in 1946, following heraldic traditions.

* The Golden Lion: At the dexter chief, sable, a [[lion (heraldry)|lion]] rampant Or, armed and langued gules. This represents the administrative region of Upper Palatinate.
* The "[[Franconian Rake]]": At the sinister chief, per [[fess]] dancetty, gules, and argent. This represents the administrative regions of Upper, Middle and Lower Franconia.
* The Blue "Pantier" (mythical creature from [[French heraldry]], sporting a flame instead of a tongue): At the dexter base, argent, a Pantier rampant azure, armed Or and langued gules. This represents the regions of Lower and Upper Bavaria.
* The Three Lions: At the sinister base, Or, three lions passant guardant sable, armed and langued gules. This represents Swabia.
* The White-And-Blue inescutcheon: The [[escutcheon (heraldry)|inescutcheon]] of white and blue fusils askance was originally the coat of arms of the Counts of Bogen, adopted in 1247 by the House of Wittelsbach. The white-and-blue fusils are indisputably the emblem of Bavaria and these arms today symbolize Bavaria as a whole. Along with the People's Crown, it is officially used as the Minor Coat of Arms.
* The People's Crown (''Volkskrone''): The coat of arms is surmounted by a [[Crown (heraldry)|crown]] with a golden band inset with precious stones and decorated with five ornamental leaves. This crown first appeared in the coat of arms to symbolize sovereignty of [[common people|the people]] after the royal crown was eschewed in 1923.