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{{Short description|Coat of arms of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia}} |
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{{double image|left|Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westfalia.svg|150|Deutschland Lage von Nordrhein-Westfalen.svg|150|The coat of arms of the province and the area it represents}} |
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|name = Coat of arms of <br> North Rhine-Westphalia |
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|image = Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westfalia.svg |
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{{triple image|left|Rhine Province Arms.svg|100|Wappen des LWL.png|100|Kreiswappen des Kreises Lippe.svg|100|The arms of the constituent Lower Rhine, Westphalia and Lippe regions}} |
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|image2 = Deutschland Lage von Nordrhein-Westfalen.svg |
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|image2_caption = North Rhine-Westphalia (dark green) within Germany |
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|year_adopted = 1948 |
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|shield = per pale: 1 the former [[Rhine Province]], 2 the former [[Province of Westphalia]], and enté en point embowed: the former [[Free State of Lippe]] |
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|predecessors = [[Rhine Province]], [[Province of Westphalia]], [[Free State of Lippe]] |
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The '''coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia''' is the official [[coat of arms]] of the [[Germany|German]] [[States of Germany|state]] of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. |
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==Overview== |
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[[File:Map of NRW showing Lippe.svg|thumb|200px|left|The divisions of NRW, with Lippe, part of Westphalia, shown in pink]] |
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After [[World War II]] on August 23, 1946 the [[Allied-occupied Germany#British Zone of Occupation|British military administration in Germany]] established the new state of North Rhine-Westphalia with the merger of the provinces of [[Province of Westphalia|Westphalia]] and [[Province of North Rhine|North Rhine]], the northern part of the Prussian [[Rhine Province]], to which in January 1947 the [[Free State of Lippe]] was added. That same year [[Wolfgang Pagenstecher]], a famous German [[Heraldry|heraldist]] living in [[Düsseldorf]], made the original blazon for the newly created state, which adopted it on 5 February 1948. On 10 March 1953 this has been confirmed by the ''Law about the state's colours, the state's coat of arms and the state' s flag''. |
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The named law starts as follows: |
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The coat of arms of [[North-Rhine Westphalia]] is split by a bend inwards top. |
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*The first field shows a silver wave bend sinister on a green shield. This is a reflection of the coat of arms of [[Rhine#Lower_Rhine|Lower Rhine]], which shows a wave bend. This coat of arms represents the region of Lower Rhine, the southwestern part of the state. |
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The upper line of the coat of arms sign is strongly curved, to mask the eye that the first two fields of the coat of arms are not equivalent large. The Saxon steed is broader than the coat of arms of Lower Rhine. |
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<br />§ 1 The state colors are green-white-red. |
<br />§ 1 The state's colors are green-white-red. |
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<br />§ 2 The state's coat of arms |
<br />§ 2 The state's coat of arms is [[Division of the field#Common divisions of the field|party per pale]] [[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]] a [[Bend (heraldry)|bend]] sinister wavy [[Argent]] and [[Gules]] a horse rampant Argent, enté en point embowed Argent a rose Gules seeded and leaved [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]. |
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|last=Der Landtag des Landes Nordrhein Westfalen |
|last=Der Landtag des Landes Nordrhein Westfalen |
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|title=Gesetz über die Landesfarben, das Landeswappen und die Landesflagge |
|title=Gesetz über die Landesfarben, das Landeswappen und die Landesflagge |
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|newspaper=Gesetz und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Nordrhein Westfalen |
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|pages=219–220 |
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|date=March 21, 1953 |
|date=March 21, 1953 |
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|url=http://www.landtag.nrw.de/portal/WWW/dokumentenarchiv/Dokument/XMMGVB5321.pdf |
|url=http://www.landtag.nrw.de/portal/WWW/dokumentenarchiv/Dokument/XMMGVB5321.pdf }}</ref>|State Government of North Rhine Westphalia|Law about the state's colours, the state's coat of arms and the state' s flag of March 10, 1953}} |
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So the constituent three parts of this coat of arms are: |
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*dexter: ''Vert a bend sinister wavy Argent'', which is a reflection of the former coat of arms of [[Rhine Province]]. This until then showed a bend wavy, representing the river [[Rhine]] flowing through the [[Rhineland]], today's southwestern part of the state. The change from bend to bend sinister has only been done because of [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]] reasons. |
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⚫ | *sinister: ''Gules a horse rampant Argent'', as opposed to the jumping horse in the arms of [[Lower Saxony]], representing [[Westphalia]], the northeastern part of the state. Originally it was the [[Saxon Steed|Saxon steed]], the emblem of the Saxon stern duchy. It is identical to the preceding coat of arms of the [[Province of Westphalia]]. |
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The coat of arms appears as a charge on the [[flag of North Rhine-Westphalia|state flag of North Rhine-Westphalia]]. |
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== History == |
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File:Wappen Erzbistum Köln.png|[[Electorate of Cologne]] 953–1803 |
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File:Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Cleves.svg|[[Duchy of Cleves]] 1092–1795 |
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File:Wappen Bistum Münster.png|[[Prince-Bishopric of Münster]] 1180–1802 |
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File:Wappen Bistum Minden.png|[[Prince-Bishopric of Minden]] 1180–1648 |
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File:Wappen Bistum Paderborn.png|[[Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn]] (1281–1802) |
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File:Arms of Flanders.svg|[[Duchy of Jülich]] |
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File:Armoiries Ravensberg.svg|[[County of Ravensberg]] 1140s – 1807 |
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File:Bergischer Loewe.svg|[[Duchy of Berg]] 1101–1815 |
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File:Arms of the House of La Marck.svg|[[County of Mark]] c. 1198–1807 |
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File:Wappen Herzogtum Westfalen.svg|[[Duchy of Westphalia]] (1102–1803) |
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File:Coat of Arms of the Principality of Lippe.svg|[[Principality of Lippe]] 1123–1918 |
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File:Wappen Arenberg.svg|[[Arenberg|County of Arenberg]] 1549–1810 |
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File:Coat of Arms of County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1607–1806).svg|[[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg|County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]] (1607–1806) |
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File:Blason Joachim Murat Grand-Duc de Clèves et de Berg (Orn ext).svg|[[Grand Duchy of Berg]] 1806–1808 |
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File:Grandes Armes Jérôme Bonaparte maréchal de France.svg|[[Grand Duchy of Berg]] 1809–1813 |
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File:Coa Germany State Lippe.svg|[[Free State of Lippe]] 1918–1947 |
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File:Coat of Arms of the Rheinland.svg|[[Rhine Province]] 1822–1946 |
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File:Coat of Arms of Westphalia.svg|[[Province of Westphalia]] (1815–1946) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of coats of arms of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia]] |
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*[[Coat of arms of Prussia]] |
*[[Coat of arms of Prussia]] |
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*[[Coat of arms of Germany]] |
*[[Coat of arms of Germany]] |
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*[[Origin of the coats of arms of |
*[[Origin of the coats of arms of German federal states]]. |
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{{German coats of arms}} |
{{German coats of arms}} |
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[[Category:German coats of arms|North Rhine-Westphalia]] |
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[[Category:Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia]] |
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[[Category:Coats of arms with bends|North Rhine-Westphalia]] |
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[[Category:Coats of arms with horses|North Rhine-Westphalia]] |
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[[Category:Coats of arms with roses|North Rhine-Westphalia]] |
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[[de:Wappen Nordrhein-Westfalens]] |
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[[el:Έμβλημα της Βόρειας Ρηνανίας-Βεστφαλίας]] |
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[[pl:Herb Nadrenii Północnej-Westfalii]] |
Latest revision as of 14:32, 13 April 2024
Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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Armiger | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Adopted | 1948 |
Shield | per pale: 1 the former Rhine Province, 2 the former Province of Westphalia, and enté en point embowed: the former Free State of Lippe |
Predecessor(s) | Rhine Province, Province of Westphalia, Free State of Lippe |
Use | within the German state 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.
Übersicht
[edit]After World War II on August 23, 1946 the British military administration in Germany established the new state of North Rhine-Westphalia with the merger of the provinces of Westphalia and North Rhine, the northern part of the Prussian Rhine Province, to which in January 1947 the Free State of Lippe was added. That same year Wolfgang Pagenstecher, a famous German heraldist living in Düsseldorf, made the original blazon for the newly created state, which adopted it on 5 February 1948. On 10 March 1953 this has been confirmed by the Law about the state's colours, the state's coat of arms and the state' s flag.
The named law starts as follows:
§ 1 The state's colors are green-white-red.
§ 2 The state's coat of arms is party per pale Vert a bend sinister wavy Argent and Gules a horse rampant Argent, enté en point embowed Argent a rose Gules seeded and leaved Or....[1]
— State Government of North Rhine Westphalia, Law about the state's colours, the state's coat of arms and the state' s flag of March 10, 1953
So the constituent three parts of this coat of arms are:
- dexter: Vert a bend sinister wavy Argent, which is a reflection of the former coat of arms of Rhine Province. This until then showed a bend wavy, representing the river Rhine flowing through the Rhineland, today's southwestern part of the state. The change from bend to bend sinister has only been done because of aesthetic reasons.
- sinister: Gules a horse rampant Argent, as opposed to the jumping horse in the arms of Lower Saxony, representing Westphalia, the northeastern part of the state. Originally it was the Saxon steed, the emblem of the Saxon stern duchy. It is identical to the preceding coat of arms of the Province of Westphalia.
- enté en point embowed: Argent a rose Gules seeded and leaved Or, showing the rose of Lippe. This was the coat of arms of the Principality of Lippe, now the district of Lippe in the east of the state.
The coat of arms appears as a charge on the state flag of North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
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Electorate of Cologne 953–1803
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Duchy of Cleves 1092–1795
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Prince-Bishopric of Münster 1180–1802
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Prince-Bishopric of Minden 1180–1648
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Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn (1281–1802)
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County of Ravensberg 1140s – 1807
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Duchy of Berg 1101–1815
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County of Mark c. 1198–1807
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Duchy of Westphalia (1102–1803)
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Principality of Lippe 1123–1918
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County of Arenberg 1549–1810
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County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1607–1806)
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Grand Duchy of Berg 1806–1808
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Grand Duchy of Berg 1809–1813
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Free State of Lippe 1918–1947
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Rhine Province 1822–1946
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Province of Westphalia (1815–1946)
References
[edit]- ^ Der Landtag des Landes Nordrhein Westfalen (March 21, 1953), "Gesetz über die Landesfarben, das Landeswappen und die Landesflagge" (PDF), Gesetz und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Nordrhein Westfalen, pp. 219–220