Coat of arms of Germany

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national coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	As subject	As object
German federal eagle	0	1
Weimar coat of arms	0	1
greater coat of arms of Germany	0	1
lesser coat of arms of Germany	0	1
middle coat of arms of Germany	0	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national coat of arms → national emblem →
adopted	1950 →
adoptedBy	Federal Government of Germany →
associatedWith	Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) → surface form: Bundesadler Flag of the Weimar Republic → surface form: Flag of Germany
backgroundColor	gold →
basedOn	Reichsadler → Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs → surface form: Weimar coat of arms
beakColor	red →
category	German heraldry → National symbols of Germany →
clawColor	red →
country	Germany →
depicts	black eagle → eagle →
design	black eagle on golden shield →
eagleColor	black →
fieldColor	golden →
hasVersion	Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs → surface form: greater coat of arms of Germany Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs → surface form: lesser coat of arms of Germany Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs → surface form: middle coat of arms of Germany
heraldicTincture	gules → or → sable →
legalStatus	protected national symbol →
motto	no official motto →
orientation	eagle displayed →
regulatedBy	German law →
represents	German people → German state →
shieldColor	golden →
symbolizes	German sovereignty → German unity →
tongueColor	red →
usedBy	Bundesrat → Bundestag → Federal Constitutional Court of Germany → Germany → surface form: Federal Republic of Germany German federal ministries → surface form: Federal ministries of Germany German federal authorities →
usedOn	German passports → federal government buildings → official documents of Germany → official seals of German authorities →
usedSince	Middle Ages (as imperial eagle predecessor) →
writingSystem	none →

Referenced by (9)

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

Coat of arms of Germany → basedOn → Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Weimar coat of arms

Coat of arms of Germany → hasVersion → Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: greater coat of arms of Germany

Coat of arms of Germany → hasVersion → Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: middle coat of arms of Germany

Coat of arms of Germany → hasVersion → Coat of arms of Germany self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: lesser coat of arms of Germany

President of Germany → insignia → Coat of arms of Germany →

Vice Chancellor of Germany → insigniaUsed → Coat of arms of Germany →

Standard of the President of Germany → relatedTo → Coat of arms of Germany →

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → symbol → Coat of arms of Germany →

this entity surface form: German federal eagle

Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany → symbol → Coat of arms of Germany →