Coat of arms of Saarland explained
| Coat of arms of Saarland |
| Armiger: | Saarland |
| Shield: | Quarterly: 1st, azure, semé of crosslets argent, a lion rampant of the last crowned Or and langued gules; 2nd, argent, a cross gyronné gules; 3rd, Or, on a bend gules three alerions argent; 4th, sable, a lion rampant Or armed, langued and crowned gules. |
| Parts: | The arms of Saarbrücken (or Nassau-Saarbrücken), Archbishopric of Trier, Electorate of the Palatinate and Lorraine |
This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Saarland.
Description
The coat of arms of Saarland is parted per cross:
- The first quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken, a silver lion with golden crown, between nine crosslets argent. The shield is blue. It represents the town district of Saarbrücken and the district of Neunkirchen.
- The second quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince elector, archbishop of Trier, in Trier. The charge is a red three-dimensional symmetric cross. The arms are advance to the axis. It represents the districts of Merzig-Wadern and St Wendel.
- The third quarter shows the coat of arms of the duchy of Lorraine and represents the district of Saarlouis. It shows three silver alerions on a red bend, on a yellow field.
- The fourth quarter, the coat of arms of the prince elector Palatinate, represents the Saarpfalz district, which once was part of the Palatinate. The black shield is charged with a yellow lion rampant, whose claws and tongue are painted in red.
The actual legal base of the use of the coat of arms is:
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