Coat of arms of Thuringia

Coat of arms of Thuringia
Coat of arms of Thuringia
Shield	Azure, a lion rampant barry of eight Gules and Argent, crowned and armed Or, surrounded by eight mullets Argent

The

German state of Thuringia

was introduced in 1990. Like the 1949

mullets

.

Description

The coat of arms can be blazoned Azure, a lion rampant barry of eight Gules and Argent, crowned and armed Or, surrounded by eight mullets Argent.[1] This can be interpreted as a blue field with a lion of eight horizontal red-and-white-stripes, with a gold crown and claws, with eight white/silver stars. Some people believe the stars represent eight historical divisions of the state.^[1]

Legal position

It was included in the Gesetz über die Hoheitszeichen (Law on the Regional Emblems) of 30 January 1991,^[2] which came into law retrospectively to 3 October 1990.^[2] The current law, Verordnung zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die Hoheitszeichen des Landes prescribed its use, including banning use by third parties,^[3] use of the coat of arms on the seal^[3] and use of the arms on the State flag.^[3]

History

Gallery

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1599-1918
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1599–1918
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg 1602–1672 and 1826-1918
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen 1680–1918
Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1672–1826
Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1680–1826
Principality of Reuss-Greiz 1778–1918
Principality of Reuss-Gera 1806–1918
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1809–1918
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1826–1918
People's State of Reuss 1919–1920
Free State of Thuringia 1921-1933
Free State of Thuringia 1933-1945
Coat of arms of Thuringia 1945–1952

State of Thuringia (1920 - 1933)

The state of Thuringia was created in 1920 by uniting the seven Thuringian polities:

Reuss Younger Line), Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The northern part of today's Thuringia was part of Prussia (Erfurt governorate) and therefore not represented in this coat of arms. Inspired by the American flag (by featuring one star for each of its counties), the shield is gules, seven mullets of six points argent - seven six-pointed stars on a red background.^[4] It was used on the state flag of that period.^[4] The coat of arms was used until 1933, when the NSDAP

government created a new coat of arms.

Landgraves of Thuringia

In 1040 the

Margraviate of Meissen following the War of the Thuringian Succession. (The western parts became the Landgraviate of Hesse. The Hessian landgraves retained the Thuringian lion barry, and its use continued through the various Hessian states to this day, where it can be found in the coat of arms of the modern state Hesse

, albeit in a slightly different form than modern Thuringia's.)

The arms, used by Landgrave Conrad in the 13th century, were azure, a crowned lion rampant barry of eight argent and gules, crown and claws or.^[citation needed]

References

^ ^a ^b "Thuringia (Germany) - Coat of arms". Flags of the World. 7 Oct 2001. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
^ ^a ^b Gesetz über die Hoheitszeichen des Landes Thüringen Archived 2009-11-03 at the Wayback Machine (Law on the regional emblems of the Land of Thuringia). Accessed 2009-04-26. (in German)
^ ^a ^b ^c Verordnung zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die Hoheitszeichen des Landes Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (Regulation for the implementation of the law on the regional emblem of the state). Accessed 2009-04-26. (in German)
^ ^a ^b State of Thuringia at Flags of the World Accessed 2009-05-16.