This item is an accessory for a toy minifigure, consisting of a historical flag mounted on a small black flagpole to be displayed as a vertical banner.
As you noted, the image of the flag has been obscured by a watermark. However, based on the Chinese filename, “竖版二德旗帜” (shù bǎn èr dé qízhì), which translates to “Vertical East German Flag,” this accessory represents the national flag of the former country of East Germany. East Germany was officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and existed from 1949 to 1990 during the Cold War.
The full, unobscured design of the East German flag was:
- A tricolor with three horizontal bands of black, red, and gold, the same as the flag of modern Germany.
- In the center, it was distinguished by the national emblem of the GDR. This emblem was a socialist symbol consisting of a hammer (representing the workers) and a compass (representing the intelligentsia, like engineers and architects), surrounded by a ring of rye (representing the farmers).
The flag piece itself is a small, printed plastic tile. This accessory is perfect for historical dioramas of the Cold War, depicting scenes from East Berlin or featuring minifigures of East German soldiers (NVA), border guards, or officials.
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