File:DEU Landkreis Altenkirchen COA.svg

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Coat of arms
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Deutsch: des Landkreises Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Rheinland-Pfalz
English: the German district of Altenkirchen
Français : l´arrondissement d`Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
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Deutsch: „Von Rot und Gold gespalten durch eine eingebogene, aufsteigende silberne Spitze, darin ein von Schwarz und Rot geschliffenes Balkenkreuz; vorn in Rot ein blaubewehrter, doppelschweifiger, herschauender Löwe; hinten in Gold ein schwarzer Maueranker.“
English: "Argent chapé ployé per pale Gules and Or, in dexter a lion rampant guardant double-queued Or, armed and langued Azure, in sinister an anchor plate Sable, and in base a cross facetted Sable and Gules."
Blazon reference
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Linder, Erich Dieter, Olzog, Günter. : Die Deutschen Landkreise - Wappen-Geschichte-Struktur. Battenberg, Augsburg, 1996, ISBN 3-89441-114-7.
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Deutsch: verliehen am 11 December 1967
English: granted on 11 December 1967
Object history
Deutsch: Das Wappen wurde am 11. Dezember 1967 vom Ministerium des Innern des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz genehmigt. Die Symbole des Wappens weisen auf die früheren Landesherrschaften im Kreisgebiet hin. Der Löwe steht für die Grafschaft Sayn, der Maueranker für die Herren von Wildenburg, welche später in den Besitz der Herren von Hatzfeld überging und das zweifarbige Kreuz für die beiden Kurfürstentümer Köln (Schwarz) und Trier (Rot).
English: The arms were granted on December 11, 1967. They combine the symbols of the former rulers of the district. The lion is for the Counts of Sayn, the anchor plate is for the Lords of Wildenburg (later Hatzfeld), and the cross is for the Archbishop-Electors of Cologne and Trier.
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Source Das Wappen des Landkreises Altenkirchen
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This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are in the public domain. Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.
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