Verbandsgemeinde Wallhalben

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VERBANDSGEMEINDE WALLHALBEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz

Official blazon
German	In achtfach von Schwarz und Silber geteiltem Schildbord, von Schwarz und Silber und Blau zweimal geteilt, oben ein wachsender rotbewehrter und -bezungter goldener Löwe, in der Mitte fünf schwarze Bollen (Kugeln) 2:1:2, unten ein rotbewehrter silberner Adler.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 20, 1973.

The arms show the arms of the three main rulers in the region; the lion from the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, the balls (in inverted colours) of the Counts of Sickingen and the eagle for the Counts of Leiningen. The bordure is a common symbol for a Verbandsgemeinde.

To the Verbandsgemeinde belong :

Literature: Debus, 1988

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