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coats of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its wh ...
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File:Greater coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg.svg, Coat of arms of
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
File:Coat of arms of Bavaria.svg, Coat of arms of
Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
File:Coat of arms of Berlin.svg, Coat of arms of
Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
File:Brandenburg Wappen.svg, Coat of arms of
Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...
File:Bremen greater coat of arms.svg, Coat of arms of
Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
File:DEU Hamburg COA.svg, Coat of arms of
Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...
File:Coat of arms of Hesse.svg, Coat of arms of
Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
File:Coat of arms of Lower Saxony.svg, Coat of arms of
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
File:Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (great).svg, Coat of arms of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...
File:Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westfalia.svg, Coat of arms of
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
File:Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate.svg, Coat of arms of
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
File:Wappen des Saarlands.svg, Coat of arms of
Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...
File:Coat of arms of Saxony.svg, Coat of arms of
Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
File:Wappen Sachsen-Anhalt.svg, Coat of arms of
Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
File:DEU Schleswig-Holstein COA.svg, Coat of arms of
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...
File:Coat of arms of Thuringia.svg, Coat of arms of
Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
 The origins of the
coats of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its wh ...
of German federal states covers the historical context for the current arms of the
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
länder Länder (singular Land) or Bundesländer (singular Bundesland) is the name for (federal) states in two German-speaking countries. It may more specifically refer to: * States of Austria, the nine federal subdivisions of Austria * States of Germany ...
. After the end of the
Third Reich Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
, Germany had lost significant parts of its territory and was divided into four occupation zones. Several former states were split between two or more of these zones. The historical state of Prussia, which spread over more than half the territory of Germany, was officially abolished by the Allies; and several new states were formed from its former lands while other parts were annexed by Poland or the USSR. Some of these states were direct successors of former states, although the former borders changed; others were new constructions. In some cases parts of former states were declared states; in other cases, parts of different states formed a new state. Only the historic city-states of Hamburg and Bremen survived the end of the Third Reich without significant changes of their territory. The Federal Republic was joined by the Saarland in 1957 and by five states of the former German Democratic Republic in 1990. Each of these states adopted new arms upon joining the federation, by combining the centuries-old coats of the former states (or ruling houses) from whose territories they were formed.


Overview and historical versions of state arms


Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg

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Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg The coat of arms of the German state of Baden-Württemberg features a greater and a lesser version. History The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg was determined after the merging of the former German states Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Wür ...
** Coat of arms of Hohenstaufen ** Coat of arms of the Elector Palatine, one shield used in full arms ** Coat of arms of Wurzburg, one shield used in full arms **
Coat of arms of Baden The coat of arms of Baden comes from the personal arms of the Margraves and Grand Dukes of Baden, the traditional rulers of the region. Following the revolution and abolition of the Grand Duchy in 1918, the arms and griffin supporters were usu ...
, predecessor state of the Weimar Period and before; one shield used in full arms *** Coat of arms of Württemberg-Baden, predecessor state of the Weimar Period *** Coat of arms of Württemberg-Hohenzollern, predecessor state of the Weimar Period **** Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg, historical state ** Coat of arms of Hohenzollern, one shield used in full arms ***Preceding states (
Zollern Zollern may refer to: * House of Hohenzollern, a German former royal dynasty ** Beatrix of Zollern (1362–1414), wife of Duke Albert III of Austria ** Count of Zollern, including a list of people with the title * County of Zollern, a medieval co ...
,
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ( en, Nothing without God) , national_anthem = , common_languages = German , religion = Roman Catholic , currency = , title_leader = Prince , leader1 ...
,
Hohenzollern-Hechingen Hohenzollern-Hechingen was a small principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty. History The County of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was created in 1576, upon the partition of the Coun ...
and the
Province of Hohenzollern A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
) until Württemberg-Hohenzollern used these arms; rulers chose variations and additions thereupon. ** Coat of arms of the Electorate of the Palatinate, one shield used in full arms **
Coat of arms of Austria The current coat of arms of the Republic of Austria has been in use in its first forms by the Austria, First Republic of Austria since 1919. Between 1934 and the Anschluss, German annexation in 1938, the ''Federal State (Bundesstaat Österreich) ...
(lesser), one shield used in full arms


Coat of arms of Bavaria

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Coat of arms of Bavaria The coat of arms of Bavaria has greater and lesser versions. It was introduced by law fully by 5 June 1950: Meaning The modern coat of arms was designed by Eduard Ege, following heraldic traditions, in 1946. * First Quarter (The Golden Lion ...
** Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria and preceding Wittelsbach dynasty ** Coat of arms of Kraiburg **
Franconian rake The Franconian Rake (german: Fränkischer Rechen) is the name given to the coat of arms of the region of Franconia in Germany. It is described heraldically as ''per fess dancetty of three points gules and argent''. The points represent a stylised ...
, one charge used in full arms ** Coat of arms of the Elector Palatine, one charge used in full arms


Coat of arms of Berlin

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Coat of arms of Berlin The coat of arms of Berlin is used by the German city state as well as the city itself. Introduced in 1954 for West Berlin, it shows a black bear on a white shield. On top of the shield is a special crown, created by the amalgamation of the ...
** Historical arms


Coat of arms of Brandenburg

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Coat of arms of Brandenburg This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Brandenburg. History According to tradition, the ''Märkischer Adler'' ('Marcher eagle'), or red eagle of the March of Brandenburg, was adopted by Margrave Gero in the 10th cent ...
** Historical arms, including the
Province of Brandenburg The Province of Brandenburg (german: Provinz Brandenburg) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1945. Brandenburg was established in 1815 from the Kingdom of Prussia's core territory, comprised the bulk of the historic Margraviate of Brandenburg ...


Coat of arms of Bremen

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Coat of arms of Bremen This article is about the coat of arms of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and the city of Bremen. Description From the Bremen Official Website: :The Coat-of-Arms of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen shows a silver key on a red s ...
** Historical arms


Coat of arms of Hamburg

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Coat of arms of Hamburg The coat of arms of the German state and city of Hamburg is a kind of national emblem. The coat of arms and the flags are regulated by the constitution of Hamburg and law. The colors of Hamburg are white and red. One of the oldest versions of the ...
** Historical arms


Coat of arms of Hesse

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Coat of arms of Hesse 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. History Ingeram Codex 043.jpg, The Ludovingian ''lion barry'' in the Ing ...
** Historical arms


Coat of arms of Lower Saxony

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Coat of arms of Lower Saxony The coat of arms of the German federal-state of Lower Saxony shows a white Saxon Steed (german: Sachsenross) on a red background. It is used on the flag of Lower Saxony. History According to German folklore the banner of Widukind, the las ...
**
Saxon Steed The Saxon Steed (german: link=no, Sachsenross, Niedersachsenross, Welfenross, Westfalenpferd; ; Low Saxon: ''Witte Peerd'') is a heraldic motif associated with the German provinces of Lower Saxony and Westphalia, and the Dutch region of Twente ...
, principal charge and motif *** Coat of arms of the Free State of Brunswick (1918–1946), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of the Duchy of Brunswick (1815–1918) (full and lesser), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1235–1708) predecessor state *** Coat of arms of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hanover (1814–1866), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Hanover (1868–1946), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of the Free State of Oldenburg (1918–1946), predecessor state ***
Coat of arms of Oldenburg The coat of arms of Oldenburg is the coat of arms associated with the state of Oldenburg, a county, duchy and then grand duchy that existed between 1101 and 1918. The arms are also associated with the parts of the House of Oldenburg that ruled the ...
(1180–1918), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe (1918–1946), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of Schaumburg-Lippe (1643–1918), predecessor state *** Coat of arms of Schaumburg (1110–1640), predecessor state


Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The greater arms of the state depict the bull's head of Mecklenburg, the griffin of Pomerania, and the red eagle of Brandenburg. The lesser arms depict only ...
**For history, see
Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William and Adolphus Frederick II divided the Duchy of Mecklenburg between Schwerin and Strelitz. Ruled by the successors of the Nikloting Hous ...
,
Mecklenburg-Strelitz The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy in northern Germany consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district (the former Lordship of Stargard), ...
and
Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania (german: Herzogtum Pommern; pl, Księstwo Pomorskie; Latin: ''Ducatus Pomeraniae'') was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins''). The country ha ...
, predecessor states.


Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia

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Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia The coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia is the official coat of arms of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Overview After World War II on August 23, 1946 the British military administration in Germany established the new state of ...
**For history, see also
Rhine Province The Rhine Province (german: Rheinprovinz), also known as Rhenish Prussia () or synonymous with the Rhineland (), was the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia, within the German Reich, from 1822 to 1946. It ...
,
Province of Westphalia The Province of Westphalia () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. In turn, Prussia was the largest component state of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, of the Weimar Republic and from 1918 ...
and
Principality of Lippe Lippe (later Lippe-Detmold and then again Lippe) was a historical state in Germany, ruled by the House of Lippe. It was located between the Weser river and the southeast part of the Teutoburg Forest. It was founded in the 1640s under a separa ...
, predecessor states.


Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate

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Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (german: Rheinland-Pfalz). Overview The state flag and the coat of arms were designed in 1947 after the new ' of ' was formed by the authority of the French Hig ...
**
Wheel of Mainz The Wheel of Mainz or ''Mainzer Rad'', in German, was the coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz and thus also of the Electorate of Mainz (Kurmainz), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It consists of a silver wheel with six spokes on a red bac ...
, principal charge ** Coat of arms of the Elector Palatine, principal charge ** Coat of arms of the Archbishop of Mainz (historical)


Coat of arms of Saarland

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Coat of arms of Saarland This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Saarland. Description The coat of arms of Saarland is parted per cross: *The first quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken, a silver lion with golden cro ...
** Coat of arms of Nassau-Saarbrücken, predecessor state and one of the quarters of the arms ** Coat of arms of the Duchy of Lorraine, predecessor state, predecessor state and one of the quarters of the arms ** Coat of arms of the Archbishop of Trier, predecessor state, predecessor state and one of the quarters of the arms ** Coat of arms of the Elector Palatine, predecessor state, predecessor state and one of the quarters of the arms *** Coat of arms of the Saar under French protectorate (1947–1956) *** Coat of arms of the Saar under League of Nations mandate (1920–1935)


Coat of arms of Saxony

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Coat of arms of Saxony The coat of arms of the present-day German free state of Saxony shows a tenfold horizontally-partitioned (''Barry of ten'') field of black (''sable'') and gold/yellow ('' or'') stripes,
** Historical arms


Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt

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Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt The coat of arms of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt represents its historical origins. The land area was formed out of the former Prussian Province of Saxony and the German Free State of Anhalt. The upper part of the coat of arms represents ...
** Historical arms, including the Prussian
province of Saxony The Province of Saxony (german: link=no, Provinz Sachsen), also known as Prussian Saxony () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1944. Its capital was Magdeburg. It was formed by the merge ...
** Coat of arms of Anhalt, predecessor Princedom


Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein

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Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein The coat of arms of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is vertically divided: in the heraldically right field, i.e. left as seen by the viewer, two blue lions are depicted on a golden background, facing the other half. The lions of Schleswi ...
** Coat of arms of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, predecessor dukedom


Coat of arms of Thuringia

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Coat of arms of Thuringia The coat of arms German state Thuringia was introduced in 1990. Like the 1949 coat of arms of Hesse it is based on the Ludovingian ''lion barry'', also known as the "lion of Hesse", with the addition of eight mullets. Description The coat of ...


Historical coats of arms

File:Virgil Solis HWG Wappen des HRR mit Putti.jpg, The Arms of the
Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...
File:Wappen Deutscher Bund.svg, The Arms of the
German Confederation The German Confederation (german: Deutscher Bund, ) was an association of 39 predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe. It was created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 as a replacement of the former Holy Roman Empire, w ...
, 1815–1866 File:Wappenschild des Deutschen Kaiserreiches (1889-1918).svg, Small Arms of the
German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...
, 1871–1918 File:Greater imperial coat of arms of Germany.svg, The Greater Arms of the
German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...
, 1871–1918 File:Wappen Deutsches Reich - Reichsadler 1889.svg, The Lesser Arms of the German Empire, 1871–1918 File:Wappen Deutsches Reich (Weimarer Republik).svg, Arms of the
Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic (german: link=no, Weimarer Republik ), officially named the German Reich, was the government of Germany from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is al ...
, 1919–1928 File:Coat of arms of Germany.svg, Arms of the Weimar Republic, 1928–1933 File:Reichsadler.svg, National insignia (''Hoheitszeichen'') of
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
, 1935–1945 File:Coat of Arms of East Germany (1950–1953).svg,
Coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
of the
German Democratic Republic German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
, 1950–1953 File:Coat of Arms of East Germany (1953-1955).svg, Coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic, 1953–1955 File:Coat of arms of East Germany.svg, Coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic, 1955–1990 File:Coat of arms of Germany.svg, Coat of arms of the
Federal Republic of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between ...
, 1949–present


Colonies

Coats of arms of German colonies were prepared but never formally granted.The Emperor's new coat of arms
(Spiegel Online, 26 February 2009, in German). In 1914, the diplomat
Wilhelm Solf Wilhelm Heinrich Solf (5 October 1862 – 6 February 1936) was a German scholar, diplomat, jurist and statesman. Early life Solf was born into a wealthy and liberal family in Berlin. He attended secondary schools in Anklam, western Pomerania, an ...
proposed that Germany's colonies be assigned flags and arms, like the
flags A flag is a piece of textile, fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic desi ...
and
arms Arms or ARMS may refer to: *Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to: People * Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader Coat of arms or weapons *Armaments or weapons **Fi ...
used by the
British colonies A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony administered by The Crown within the British Empire. There was usually a Governor, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local Counci ...
. Solf believed that these would serve to advertise Germany's power, and would encourage German pride amongst the colonials. Kaiser Wilhelm was enthusiastic about the idea, and drafts were prepared for his inspection by Solf in conjunction with the Heraldry Office and the
Duke of Mecklenburg This list of dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg dates from the origins of the German princely state of Mecklenburg's royal house in the High Middle Ages to the monarchy's abolition at the end of World War I. Strictly speaking, Mecklenburg's p ...
. However,
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
broke out before the project was finalised, and the arms were never actually taken into use. This was in part because giving the colonies their own insignia in times of war could have let them have symbols to rally around in rebellion.Schurdel, H.D. Battenberg (1995). ''Flaggen & Wappen Deutschland - Heraldik, Hymnen, BRD & DDR Flaggen und Wappen, Deutsche Ostgebiete, ehem. deutsche Kolonien u.v.m.'' Following the defeat in the war, Germany lost all its colonies and the prepared arms were therefore never granted. The arms all followed a similar style. In chief was placed the Imperial Eagle, bearing a shield with the arms of the
House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, Prince-elector, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzol ...
. In the main part of the shield was a colony specific symbol, such as an
elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...
for the colony of Kamerun. Above the shield was placed the
German State Crown In 1871 a design and a model for a new state crown (german: Staatskrone) were created to reflect the new German Empire. The model was based upon the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire and was kept in the Hohenzollern museum at Schloss Monbijou in ...
(which was merely symbolic, and did not physically exist). Early drafts included a scroll displaying the name of the colony or protectorate in
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
, but given the unheraldic nature of such a name scroll, it is unlikely this would have been part of the final blazon.


See also

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...


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