Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate
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| Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Escutcheon | In thirds: A red cross on silver; a silver wheel on red; a golden lion on black |
| Constituent parts | Arms of the Archbishop and Prince Elector of Trier; the Archbishop and Prince Elector of Mainz, and the Prince Elector of the Palatinate. |
This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate was designed in 1947 after the foundation of this Bundesland [by] the French High Commissioner to Germany. It symbolizes the dedication of Rhineland-Palatinate to Germany (therefore the black-red-gold tricolour) as well as the democratic traditions of Germany. These colours were seen first in this combination during the so called Hambacher Fest (a demonstration at the ruins of the Hambacher Schloß castle Palatinate) in 1832. So the Palatinate is very much connected to these colours.
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The constituent arms: Trier, Mainz and Palatinate
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Moreover these three colours are predominant in the coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate. This coat of arms shows the signs of the predominant powers in the region before the French Revolution: the red cross on silver represents the Archbishop and Prince Elector of Trier; the silver wheel on red represents the Archbishop and Prince Elector of Mainz, and the golden lion on black represents the Prince Elector of the Palatinate.
The crown consists of leaves of wine and shows the importance of this good for local agriculture.
[edit] Legal status
§ 1 The state's colors are black-red-gold.
§ 2 The state's coat of arms has the form of a round shield. This is split by an ascending sagging peak and shows on the right side on a silver field silver field a continuous red cross, on the left side red field a silver six spokes wheel and in the ascending black peak a redly crowned and reinforced, gold lion. The coat of arms is covered by a golden people's crown (wine leaves)... ...
§ 4 Decisive for the design of the state’s coat of arms and the state’s flag are the patterns, added to this law.—State legislature, Landesgesetz über die Hoheitszeichen des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz (Wappen- und Flaggengesetz) in der Fassung vom 7. August 1972 (Fundstelle: GVBl 1972, S. 293) Zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz vom 21.7.2003, GVBl. 2003, S. 167.[1]
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[edit] See also
- Coat of arms of Prussia
- Coat of arms of Germany
- Origin of the coats of arms of German federal states.
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