Waldmohr

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Wappen von Waldmohr/Arms (crest) of Waldmohr
The arms from 1925
Wappen von Waldmohr/Arms (crest) of Waldmohr
The arms from 1982
WALDMOHR

Country : Germany
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State : Rheinland-Pfalz
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District (Kreis) : Kusel
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Verbandsgemeinde : Oberes Glantal
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(until 2017 Waldmohr)


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Official blazon
German
  • (1925) Von Silber und Schwarz geteilt, oben ein wachsender rotbewehrter und -bezungter blauer Löwe, unten die verschlungenen silbernen Großbuchstaben W und M.
  • (1982) Von Rot und Gold geteilt, oben ein wachsender silberbewehrter und -bezungter silberner Löwe, unten die verschlungenen schwarzen Großbuchstaben W und M.
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Origin/meaning

The old arms were granted on January 14, 1925; the present arms on September 23, 1982.

In 1905 the village council applied for arms, based on a 'local seal'. The seal, however, was not described and there are no historical seals or arms known for the village. The design showed a Moor's head in the upper half and the letters W and M in the lower half. For some reason the application procedure took a long time, and the Moor's head was politically unacceptable at the time. The head thus was replaced by the blue lion of the Counts of Veldenz. The village, however, was never a possession of the Counts of Veldenz, but of the Counts of Homburg. Thus in 1982 the lion of Homburg was added in the upper half.

Due to the heraldic rule of tincture, the colours of the lower half had to be changed as well, but had no historical value or meaning.

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Literature: Debus, 1988




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