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Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st, azure, semé of crosses argent, a lion rampant of the last crowned Or and langued gules; 2nd, argent, a cross gyronné gules; 3rd, Or, on a bend gules three alerions argent; 4th, sable, a lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules. Constituent parts The arms of Saarbrücken (or Nassau-Saarbrücken), Archbishopric of Trier, Electorate of the Palatinate and Lorraine |
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 actual legal base of the use of the coat of arms is:
The state parliament of the Saar has passed the following law, that is herewith promulgated:
The state coat-of-arms (appendix 1) shows in a half-round shield quarterly, from the position of the bearer:- dexter chief: Azure, seme of crosses Argent, a Lion Argent crowned Or and langued Gules,
- sinister chief: Argent, a cross gyronny Gules,
- dexter base: Or, on a bend Gules three alerions Argent,
- sinister base: Sable, a lion Or crowned, armed and langued Gules. Saarbrücken, 10 December 2001
References
Coat of arms of Saarland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA