Coat of arms of Germany

The coat of arms of Germany

The coat of arms of Germany (German Wappen Deutschlands) is a symbol of Germany; the coat of arms feature an eagle. The coat of arms are similar to those of the flag of Germany (black, red and gold German: Schwarz, Rot und Gold). It is the oldest existing state symbol in Europe and is one of the oldest insignia in the world. Its history as an emblem is far longer, however. To the Germanic tribes the eagle was the bird of the god Odin, and by the Romans, too, it was revered as the symbol of the supreme god, of the emperor and of invincibility. From there and through its religious significance in Christendom it came to be incorporated into medieval symbolism.

Coat Of Arms Of Germany Media

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  Logo of the German Bundestag

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  Bundesadler des Bundesrates

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  Bundespräsident (Deutschland) Adler

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  Federal Eagle variant used by German federal institutions

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  German Coat of Arms as used on official seals and for federal institutions until 1999. Identical to the version used in the Weimar Republic after 1921.

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  Or, an eagle displayed sable, beaked and membered gules, attributed imperial coat of arms of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor

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  Germany's first national parliament meeting in Frankfurt. The double-headed eagle, now without the haloes of the Holy Roman Emperor's eagle, can be seen.

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  Many of the traditional German Student Corps use varying forms of the black eagle as part of their coat of arms, such as the Corps Altsachsen in Dresden.

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  Title page of the Constitution of the Weimar Republic, with Schwab's design of the coat of arms