Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, symbolizing its historical regions and political identity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
state coat of arms
adopted 1948
adoptedBy state government of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
basedOn coat of arms of Lippe NERFINISHED
coat of arms of the Province of Westphalia NERFINISHED
coat of arms of the Rhine Province NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
depicts red rose with golden seeds and green sepals
white bend wavy
white horse
designedFor newly formed state of North Rhine-Westphalia after World War II
fieldColor green
red
white
follows German heraldic tradition
hasMotto none
hasPart golden shield border
green field with white bend wavy
red field with white horse
white field with red rose
hasVariant greater coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
lesser coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
isPartOf heraldry of Germany
legalStatus official emblem
officialLanguageOfBlazon German
regulatesUse state law of North Rhine-Westphalia
represents state of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
shape Iberian-style shield
symbolizes Lippe NERFINISHED
Principality of Lippe NERFINISHED
Rhineland NERFINISHED
River Rhine NERFINISHED
Westphalia NERFINISHED
Westphalian horse tradition
historical regions of North Rhine-Westphalia
political identity of North Rhine-Westphalia
tincture argent
gules
or
vert
usedBy North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
usedOn government buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia
official documents of North Rhine-Westphalia
state flags of North Rhine-Westphalia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia coatOfArms Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
white horse of Saxony usedIn Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
subject surface form: White Horse of Saxony
this entity surface form: coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
rose of Lippe usedIn Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
this entity surface form: coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia