Coat of arms of Hesse

Summary

The coat of arms of the German state of Hesse was introduced in 1949. It is based on the historical coat of arms of the Ludovingian landgraves of Hesse and Thuringia. The lion on the modern arms does not wear a crown or hold a sword, as it does on the arms of the Grand Duchy.[1]

Coat of arms of Hesse
ArmigerThe Hesse State Government
BlazonAzure a lion rampant barry of ten argent and gules, armed or
Other elementsleaf crown

History edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bedeutung und wappengeschichtliche Herkunft | Informationsportal Hessen". www.hessen.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. ^ Siebmacher, Johann (1703). Erneuertes und vermehrtes Wappenbuch... Nürnberg: Adolph Johann Helmers. pp. Part I Table 8.

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