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Coat of arms
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Deutsch: des Landkreises Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz
English: the German district of Vulkaneifel
Français : l´arrondissement d`Vulkaneifel
Blazon
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Deutsch: „In silbern vor golden gespaltenem Schilde, belegt mit goldenem Herzschild, darin ein aus drei Rechts- und drei Linksschrägleisten gebildetes rotes Gitter, vorn in Silber ein rotes Balkenkreuz, hinten in Gold ein aufrechtgerichteter, rot bewehrter Löwe, belegt mit einem fünflätzigen roten Turnierkragen.“
English: “Per pale, Argent a continious cross gules and Or an armed and langued gules lion rampant sable, charged with a label of five points gules in the upper part; over all an escutcheon Or a with a fret gules interlaced with three bends from each side.”
Blazon reference
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Linder, Erich Dieter, Olzog, Günter. : Die Deutschen Landkreise - Wappen-Geschichte-Struktur. Battenberg, Augsburg, 1996, ISBN 3-89441-114-7.
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Date
Deutsch: verliehen am 25 February 1951
English: granted on 25 February 1951
Object history
Deutsch: Das Wappen wurde am 25. Februar 1951 vom rheinland-pfälzischen Innenministerium genehmigt. Das rote Kreuz steht für das Kurfürstentum Trier, der Löwe für die Grafen von Blankenheim-Gerolstein. Der Herzschild war das Stammwappen der Herren und späteren Grafen von Daun.
English: The arms were granted on February 25, 1951. The arms are a combination of the three historical territories from which the district was formed. The cross is the cross of the Electorate of Trier, the lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of Blankenheim-Gerolstein. The escutcheon are the arms of the Counts of Daun.
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Source Wappen des Landkreises Vulkaneifel
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Wappen Landkreis Vulkaneifel.png
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This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are in the public domain. Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.
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