Lippe (kreis)

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LIPPE (LIP)

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Additions : 1992 Detmold (1972 Lemgo)

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 17, 1973.

The arms are based on the old arms of the Princes and State of Lippe. The number of 16 grains (pollen) in the rose symbolises the 16 municipalities in the district.