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Coat of arms

Deutsch: des ehemaligen Landkreises Osterode am Harz, Niedersachsen.

English: of the former German district of Osterode am Harz.

Français : de l’ancien arrondissement allemand d’Osterode am Harz.

Blazon

Deutsch: „Geteilt von Rot und Blau: oben ein schreitender, herschauender, blau bewehrter goldener Löwe; unten ein rot bewehrter goldener Löwe.“

English: “Per fess Gules and Azure, in chief a lion passant guardant Or armed Azure, in base a lion Or armed Gules.”

Blazon reference

Deutsch: Klemens Stadler: Die Landkreiswappen (= Deutsche Wappen. Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Band 1). Angelsachsen-Verlag, Bremen 1964, Seite 72.

English: translation of the German blazon

Tincture

orargentgules

Date

4 July 1936

Object history

Deutsch: Genehmigt durch das Preußische Staatsministerium am 4. Juli 1936.

English: Granted 4 July 1936.

English: Concédé 4 juillet 1936.

Artist

Unknown author

Source

http://www.ma-vex.de/circle/images/NS5.png- edited by ludger1961 (talk · contribs), cropped, FIAV colours, transparency added

Earlier versions

http://www.landkreis-osterode.de/media/custom/119_27_1_k.JPG

2005-07-25T05:07:42 Converted into PNG format by Rosenzweig (talk · contribs)
2005-12-25T21:01:20 transparency added by Rosenzweig (talk · contribs)

Permission
(Reusing this file)

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:39, 18 December 2022	518 × 658 (86 KB)	Ludger1961	http://www.ma-vex.de/circle/images/NS5.png edited by ludger1961, cropped, FIAV colours, transparency added
	20:01, 25 December 2005	264 × 324 (211 KB)	Rosenzweig	transparency added
	03:07, 25 July 2005	264 × 324 (187 KB)	Rosenzweig	Coat of arms of the district de:Landkreis Osterode am Harz Source: http://www.landkreis-osterode.de/media/custom/119_27_1_k.JPG Converted into PNG format by User:Rosenzweig {{PD-Coa-Germany}} [[Category:Coats of arms of German districts\|Ostero