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'''MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN''' | '''MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN''' | ||
[[File:mecklenv1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:mecklenv1.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially adopted on January 30, 1991. | The arms were officially adopted on January 30, 1991. | ||
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The small arms:<br> | The small arms:<br> | ||
[[File:mecklenv.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:mecklenv.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The arms are a combination of the bull's head of [[Mecklenburg]], the griffin of [[Pommern]] and the eagle of [[Brandenburg]]. See there for the historical references. | The arms are a combination of the bull's head of [[Mecklenburg]], the griffin of [[Pommern]] and the eagle of [[Brandenburg]]. See there for the historical references. | ||
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To symbolise this division in Vor- and Hinterpommern, it was decided to use both the griffin and the eagle in the arms. | To symbolise this division in Vor- and Hinterpommern, it was decided to use both the griffin and the eagle in the arms. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Schurdel, 1995 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Schurdel, 1995 | ||
[[Category:German States]] | [[Category:German States]] | ||
[[Category:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] | [[Category:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1991]] | [[Category:Granted 1991]] |
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