1. The flag of Germany displaying the national colours black, red and golden. The black horizontal band was increased 33% in size in relation to the 3:5 ratio of the flag.

2. Excerpt from Xiaolu Guo’s book A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers:

Then I see the flag, drifting on top of a massive building on a big square. Three bars: black, red and yellow.

I stare at the flag, stare at this black red yellow bars. ‘Why the black bar on top of the flag?’ I ask. ‘It looks so dangerous!’

He laughs again, but then he stops. He raises his head and looks up the flag as well.

Black bar of flag is powerful and heavy blowing on top, and I feel a little bit scared.