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'''NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN''' | '''NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN''' | ||
[[File:nordrhei.jpg|center]]<br/> | [[File:nordrhei.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on March 10, 1953. | The arms were granted on March 10, 1953. | ||
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The rose of Lippe is taken as a large part of the state was part of the [[Principality of Lippe]], which became a province of Prussia in 1921. The rose as arms for the counts of Lippe is known since Bernard II zur Lippe (1167-1200). | The rose of Lippe is taken as a large part of the state was part of the [[Principality of Lippe]], which became a province of Prussia in 1921. The rose as arms for the counts of Lippe is known since Bernard II zur Lippe (1167-1200). | ||
Westfalen was first a duchy. later a grand-duchy under the arch-bishops of | Westfalen was first a duchy. later a grand-duchy under the arch-bishops of Köln (Cologne). Ever since arms of Westfalen are known, the stallion was part of the arms. The stallion itself is derived from the arms of the Nieder Sachsen (lower Saxony area, not the present State). It was also one of the major symbols in the arms of the (short-lived) [[Kingdom of Westfalen]] in the 19<sup>th</sup> century and the Prussian [[Province of Westfalen]]. | ||
The white bend symbolises the river Rhein (Rhine) flowing through fertile land. It was devised in 1817 for the Prussian [[Rheinprovince]] and grand-duchy Niederrhein. | The white bend symbolises the river Rhein (Rhine) flowing through fertile land. It was devised in 1817 for the Prussian [[Rheinprovince]] and grand-duchy Niederrhein. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:nrw2.jpg|center]] <br/>The design of 1958 | |align="center"|[[File:nrw2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The design of 1958 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:German States]] | [[Category:German States]] | ||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1953]] | [[Category:Granted 1953]] | ||