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Reichsadler
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<p>The <i><i>Reichsadler</i></i> is the <a href="/facts/Eagle_(heraldry)/UQWjJP15">heraldic eagle</a>, derived from the <a href="/facts/Aquila_(Roman)/moa4eh3B">Roman eagle standard</a>, used by the <a href="/facts/Holy_Roman_Emperor/RYrqYynl">Holy Roman Emperors</a>, later by the <a href="/facts/Emperor_of_Austria/KDvogHcP">Emperors of Austria</a> and in modern <a href="/facts/Coat_of_arms_of_Austria/74PdvDW3">coat of arms of Austria</a> and <a href="/facts/Coat_of_arms_of_Germany/TT3WqmSe">Germany</a>. The term is also translated as "Reich's Eagle." </p><p>The same design has remained in use by the <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Federal Republic of Germany</a> since 1950, albeit under the name <i><i>Bundesadler</i></i> ("Federal Eagle"). </p>