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The arms are a combination of the checquered field of the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged, and in the lower half a canting hammer and stone (Stein) symbolising the gemstone industry in the village. The wavy blue bar represents the Nahe river. | The arms are a combination of the checquered field of the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged, and in the lower half a canting hammer and stone (Stein) symbolising the gemstone industry in the village. The wavy blue bar represents the Nahe river. | ||
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Revision as of 13:16, 11 July 2023
HAMMERSTEIN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Incorporated into: 1969 Idar-Oberstein
| German | In schräggeteiltem Schild vorne in Silber ein blauer schräglinker Wellenbalken, begleitet oben von einem schwarzen geschliffenen Edelstein, unten von einem liegenden schwarzen Hammer; hinten rot-silbern geschacht. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 8, 1965.
The arms are a combination of the checquered field of the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged, and in the lower half a canting hammer and stone (Stein) symbolising the gemstone industry in the village. The wavy blue bar represents the Nahe river.
Literature: Heyen und Zimmer, 1966