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![[Gescher flag]](../images/d/de-bk-ge.gif)
3:5 
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a green over white over green horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.390
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
![[Gescher banner]](../images/d/de-bk_ge.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
Description of banner:
It is a green - white - green vertical triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.390
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
Description of coat of arms:
On a green shield are two silver (=white) upright horns.
Meaning:
According to source the horns are a traditonal emblem of the village of Gescher. It is said, that bishop Erpho of Münster gave in the 17th century proclaimed a message to the inhabitants, that they had gained the right of hunting. It is also said, this would be an urban legend. More probably the horns have been taken from the arms of the local kin of van der Becke. The image is known from seals since 1421.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.128-129
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Münster on 20 January 1971.
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