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Summary

Coat of arms

Deutsch: der nordrhein-westfälischen Landeshaupstadt Düsseldorf

English: the city of Düsseldorf, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia

Français : de la ville de Düsseldorf, capitale de l'état de Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie

Blazon

Deutsch: „In Silber (Weiß) ein blau gekrönter, -gezungter und -bewehrter zwiegeschwänzter steigender roter Löwe, einen gesenkten blauen Anker in den Pranken.“

Das Wappen zeigt den bergischen Löwen und als Sinnbild der Lage am Rhein den Anker. Es ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert in Gebrauch und geht zurück auf ein Siegel des Schöffenkollegs von 1555. Das Wappen wurde durch königliche Kabinettsorder am 22. Dezember 1817 erstmals genehmigt. Otto Hupp hat es 1938 neu gezeichnet.

English: “Argent, an armed, langued and crowned azure, double-tailed lion rampant gules; in his claws a countersunk anchor azure.”

The arms were last granted on July 16, 1934. The town got city rights in 1288 by Count Adolf von Berg. The seal used from that day showed a church, the contraseal showed a double-tailed lion, derived from the arms of Von Berg.

In a 16^th century seal the lion is shown for the first time with an anchor. Ever since the seals and arms of the town showed the lion and an anchor. The position of the anchor changed several times through the centuries, as did the colour. The anchor simply refers to the importance of shipping on the Rhine river. The present arms date from 1817. The additions of 1974 did not change the arms.

Français : « En argent (blanc), un bleu couronné, langué, armé et a double-queue hausse lion rouge, une ancre bleue abaissée dans les pattes. »

Blazon reference

Deutsch: Nagel, Rolf, Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln 1986, S.44 und Düsseldorfer Stadtwappen

Date

16 July 1938

Artist

Otto Hupp (1859–1949)
Alternative names	Hupp
Description	German heraldist, painter and typeface designer
Date of birth/death	21 May 1859	31 January 1949
Location of birth/death	Düsseldorf	Oberschleißheim
Work location	Munich
Authority file	: Q457115 VIAF: 64262504 ISNI: 0000000109095809 LCCN: n85101044 Open Library: OL1143498A GND: 119456230 WorldCat

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	19:28, 17 September 2023	688 × 816 (144 KB)	ARK	Catching more nuance of the underlying work
	18:28, 4 July 2013	1,449 × 1,737 (49 KB)	Perhelion	Reverted to version as of 01:52, 22 June 2013 s. talkpage
	08:39, 22 June 2013	452 × 522 (21 KB)	Jürgen Krause	little corrections (crown, ear, eye, contours) refered to source Rolf Nagel only 21 kb -- we should discuss about the better version!
	01:52, 22 June 2013	1,449 × 1,737 (49 KB)	Perhelion	Reverted to version as of 20:48, 6 October 2012: keine Verbesserung
	12:17, 21 June 2013	452 × 522 (21 KB)	Jürgen Krause	redrawn and resized
	20:48, 6 October 2012	1,449 × 1,737 (49 KB)	Perhelion	improved, details fixed, optimized
	14:04, 13 November 2011	1,442 × 1,730 (74 KB)	Perhelion	improving after original and heraldry
	19:56, 25 May 2007	403 × 480 (71 KB)	Jüppsche~commonswiki
	14:54, 8 September 2006	100 × 119 (73 KB)	Maltech	== Summary == {{Information \|Description={{de\|Wappen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf}}{{en\|Coat of arms of the regional capital of Düsseldorf}} \|Source=Own work \|Date=8 September 2006 \|Author=User:Maltech \|Permission=All rights released (PD)