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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
White Horse of Saxony
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia