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[[FIle:niedersachsen.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blason=== | |||
*(de) Das weiße Roß im roten Felde. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially adopted on April 3, 1951. | The arms were officially adopted on April 3, 1951. | ||
Niedersachsen is a German State, created in 1946. It is a combination of several older states or territories, mainly [[Oldenburg (State)|Oldenburg]], [[Hannover (Kingdom)|Hannover]], [[Braunschweig]] and [[Schaumburg-Lippe]]. <br> | Niedersachsen is a German State, created in 1946. It is a combination of several older states or territories, mainly [[Oldenburg (State)|Oldenburg]], [[Hannover (Kingdom)|Hannover]], [[Braunschweig]] and [[Schaumburg-Lippe (State)|Schaumburg-Lippe]]. <br> | ||
Combination of the arms of these entities was rather difficult. Finally the horse of (Nieder)Sachsen was chosen as the new arms. The horse has been the symbol for many parts of Northern Germay in earlier times. | Combination of the arms of these entities was rather difficult. Finally the horse of (Nieder)Sachsen was chosen as the new arms. The horse has been the symbol for many parts of Northern Germay in earlier times. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:niedersachsen1.jpg|center]] <br/>The horse in the Wappenbuch von den Ersten, 1379. | |align="center"|[[File:niedersachsen1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The horse in the Wappenbuch von den Ersten, 1379. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:hannover-province.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms of the Prussian province of Hannover by Ströhl. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
[[Category:German States]] | [[Category:German States]] | ||
[[Category:Niedersachsen]] | [[Category:Niedersachsen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1951]] | [[Category:Granted 1951]] | ||