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klaus-michael schneider
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image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Apr 2011
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The flag is quartered of yellow and red with centred coat of arms.
Sources: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Apr 2011
![[Rhein-Pfalz county banner]](../images/d/de-lu_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Apr 2011
The banner is quartered of yellow and red with coat of arms shifted to top.
Sources: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Apr 2011
Shield parted by a bend sinister wavy Argent, above right Sable a sinister facing lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules, beneath left Azure a Greek cross Argent, over all in centre an inescutcheon Gules charged with two water lily leaves Or with intertwined stems.
Meaning:
Similar arms had already been approved on 18 January 1971. The only difference had been the tincture of the water lilies, which had been green. The lion is a differentiation of that one of the Palatine Counts of Rhein. The white cross on a blue field displays the arms of the Bishopric of Speyer. Both had been the most important rulers of parts of the county in the past. The bend sinister wavy is a representation of the Rhine River. The water lilies are representing the local flora in the abandoned channels of the river. Due to heraldic rules their tincture was changed to golden in 1977. The name of the county had been Ludwigshafen County until 31 December 2003.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Santiago Dotor, 23 Oct 2001, Stefan Schwoon , 8 Dec 2003 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2023
Flag, banner and arms were approved on 28 October 1977. The arms were approved on 20 April 1970.
Jörg Majewski, 13 Apr 2011
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