Heiligenmoschel

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HEILIGENMOSCHEL

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kaiserslautern
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterberg (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Otterberg)

Official blazon

In Blau eine silberne Pilgermuschel mit nach unten gekehrtem Schloss.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 16, 1951.

The arms show a canting shell (Muschel) and are based on the oldest known seal of the village, dating from 1771. The colours were added arbitrarily in the early 20^th century.