Coat of arms of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Grand Duchy of
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Details
Crest Silver helm; crown
Escutcheon Quarterly: the striped lion of Thüringia; the lion of the Margraviate of Meissen; the arms of the County of Hennenberg and Estate of Arenshaugk; Lordship of Blankenhain and the arms of the Tautenburg estate. Above all an escutcheon for Saxony
Supporters Two golden lions
Motto VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS ("We rise by being vigilant")
Use Ended 1920

The Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1815 when the area was raised to the title of Grand Duchy, and ended between 1918 with the transition of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach into the new state of Thuringia. The full grand ducal style was Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Landgrave in Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Princely Count of Henneberg, Lord of Blankenhayn, Neustadt and Tautenburg, and this is represented in the arms:

It was used on the Grand Ducal Standard c.1862 - c.1878.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Grand Ducal Standards until 1918 (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany) at Flags of the World. Dated 2001/2002. Accessed 2009-05-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach on Heraldique-Europeenne. Authored by Bunel, Arnaud. Accessed 2009-05-25. (in French)
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