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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
* (1967) Über einem von einem zweifach von Schwarz und Silber geteilten Wellenbalken abgesetzten silbernen Wellenschildfuß von Gold und Blau gespalten, rechts ein schwarzes Mühlrad, links eine silberne Lilie. | |||
* (1976) Unter rotem Schildhaupt, darin ein goldener Ammonit, in Silber schräggekreuzt ein gestürztes blaues Schwert belegt mit einem roten Abtstab. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
{{ | The arms were officially granted on July 26, 1976. | ||
The arms were devised after the mergers in 1974. The arms whould represent all former municipalities. The sword and the crosier refer to the numerous lords and abbeys that owned parts of the area during the centuries. The ammonite refers to the fossil-rich chalk soil. | |||
The previous arms were granted on August 10, 1967. | |||
[[File:gersheim1.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
The watermill wheel refers to the local Bliesmühle. The fleur-de-lys is a symbol for St. Mary and refers to the Marienhof estate in the village. The base symbolises the Rippelfelder, a chalk formation in the area. Rippel means wave, hence the wavy lines. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Debus, 1988 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Debus, 1988 | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities G]] | |||
[[Category:Saarland]] | |||
[[Category:Saarpfalz Kreis]] | [[Category:Saarpfalz Kreis]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1967]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1976]] | |||
