Coat of arms of Saarland

This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of the Saarland.

Description

The coat of arms of the Saarland is parted per cross:

• The first quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken, a silver lion with golden crown, between nine crosslets argent. The shield is blue. It represents the town district of Saarbrücken and the district of Neunkirchen.
• The second quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince elector, archbishop of Trier, in Trier. The charge is a red three-dimensional symmetric cross. The arms are advance to the axis. It represents the districts of Merzig-Wadern and St Wendel.
• The third quarter shows the coat of arms of the duchy of Lorraine and represents the district of Saarlouis. It shows three silver alerions on a red bend, on a yellow field.
• The fourth quarter, the coat of arms of the prince elector Palatinate, represents the Saarpfalz district, which once was part of the Palatinate. The black shield is charged with a yellow lion rampant, whose claws and tongue are painted in red.

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History

• Territory of the Saar Basin 1920-1935
  Territory of the Saar Basin 1920-1935
• Saarland 1946–1948
  Saarland 1946–1948
• Saarland 1946-1957
  Saarland 1946-1957

See also

• Flag of Saarland
• Coat of arms of Prussia
• Coat of arms of Germany
• Origin of the coats of arms of German federal states.