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'''RHEINLAND (Rhineland)''' | '''RHEINLAND (RHEINPROVINZ, Rhineland, Province of the Rhine)''' | ||
Former province of the [[Prussia|Kingdom of Prussia]], at present in Germany (bordering France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands). | Former province of the [[Prussia|Kingdom of Prussia]], at present in Germany (bordering France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands). | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were | The arms were officially granted in 1881. | ||
The arms show the river Rhine in a green field, symbolising the rich agricultural region. The arms originated from the Grand-Duchy of the Niederrhein, which was founded as a Prussian territory after the fall of Napoleon. When the Prussian State was reformed, the arms became the provincial arms and were placed as an escutcheon on the Prussian eagle. | The arms show the river Rhine in a green field, symbolising the rich agricultural region. The arms originated from the Grand-Duchy of the Niederrhein, which was founded as a Prussian territory after the fall of Napoleon. When the Prussian State was reformed, the arms became the provincial arms and were placed as an escutcheon on the Prussian eagle. | ||
The supporters, crown and helmet are those used in all Prussian provinces and could be used at wish. | The supporters, crown and helmet are those used in all Prussian provinces and could be used at wish. | ||
In practice, often only the small shield with the silver bend was used. | |||
After 1918 the arms became invalid, so in 1926 new arms for the Rheinporvinz were designed, showing the Prussian eagle as a chief above the old arms. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:rheinprovinz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1926-1945 | |||
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After 1945 the arms were redesigned for the [[Landschaftsverband Rheinland]]. | After 1945 the arms were redesigned for the [[Landschaftsverband Rheinland]]. | ||