Coat of arms of Hesse

The coat of arms of the German state of Hesse was introduced in 1949. It is based on the historical coat of arms of the Ludovingian landgraves of Hesse and Thuringia.

Coat of arms of Hesse
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Armiger The Hesse State Government
Escutcheon Azure a lion rampant barry of ten argent and gules, armed or
Other elements leaf crown

History

  1. ^ Siebmacher, Johann (1703). Erneuertes und vermehrtes Wappenbuch... Nürnberg: Adolph Johann Helmers. pp. Part I Table 8. 

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