Coat of arms of Hesse
The state coat of arms of Hesse is the coat of arms of the German state of Hesse. The state coat of arms with the red- white lion on a blue background with a golden crown is a draft born in 1921 in East Prussia artist Gerhard Matzat, in 1949 designed for the newly formed state of Hesse this.
Legal basis
" The country's coat of arms shows in the blue shields a nine silver and red split lion rampant with golden claws. On the shield rests a thread ( crown of leaves ) of golden foliage with blue beads formed in the exchange of fruits. "
" The flag consists of an upper and a lower red white horizontal stripes; the height of the flag to its length behaves as 3: 5 The flag is also the merchant flag. The country's official flag is the national flag, which shows the state coat of arms in the middle of " The red and white colors of the flag is taken from the heraldic animal. ; the State service flag may be used only by Hessian services, such as the ministries.
Since the coat of arms may be guided by its sovereign function only of the Hessen authorities, the country has published the Hesse mark in 1981, which may be freely used by anyone. This Hesse came to the desire of private individuals, associations and businesses to bring their ties to their country with a symbol to express. It can be used optionally in black or in the national colors of red or white.
Hesse lion or colored lion
Kurhessisches Coat of Arms 1818
Grand Duchy of Hesse Coat of Arms
Hesse lion or colored lion is the name of the lion in the coat of arms of Hesse. This designation refers to the silver-red - striped emblem with the tongue lined in red It is a silver and red nine times shared (ie zehnstreifiger ) lion.
The lion was originally used by the Ludowingern that were Landgrave in Thuringia and in the 12th and 13th century ruled large parts of northern and central Hesse. He is used to this day in Hessen coat of arms. The oldest symbol representation is in the blazon of the Landgrave Conrad of Thuringia († 1240), Ludowinger Regent of Hesse (up to 1234) and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (as of 1239 ), on his tomb in Landgraf choir of the Church of St. Elizabeth in Marburg.
In the Grand Duchy of Hesse -Darmstadt it was a winning, gold -reinforced, silver and red lion with double tail nine times shared on a blue shield, wielding a sword with the right paw.
In many coat of arms of corporations in the state of Hesse the colorful lion is represented, and thus embodies the membership of the State. Either he is completely shown or it is growing ( half lion, only upper body).
Marburg
Kassel district