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The divisions of NRW, with Lippe, part of Westphalia, shown in pink. After World War II on August 23, 1946 the British military administration in Germany established the new state of North Rhine-Westphalia with the merger of the provinces of Westphalia and North Rhine, the northern part of the Prussian Rhine Province, to which in January 1947 the Free State of Lippe was added.
In official contexts the coat of arms of Westphalia is being used by the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association, [12] which represents these two historic parts of North Rhine-Westphalia. The coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia uses the Westphalian Steed to represent Westphalia as one of its parts alongside the Lippish Rose representing Lippe ...
List of coats of arms of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen (district) Borken: Cleves (Kleve) Coesfeld: Düren:
The Sachsenross is also found in the arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Hanover and Duchy of Brunswick and today used in the contemporary arms of the federal-state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The white horse became the coat of arms of the Province of Hanover as a province of the greater Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 after it had been in use ...
The origins of the coats of arms of German federal states covers the historical context for the current arms of the German länder. After the end of the Third Reich , Germany had lost significant parts of its territory and was divided into four occupation zones.
While the origins of these arms vary, including inherited noble arms, arms depicting local landmarks, and canting arms (a visual pun on the city's name), most of these coats of arms are based on an earlier sigil or city seal used to authenticate documents in the Middle Ages.
Pages in category "German coats of arms" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia; O.
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