Coats of arms of German colonies

Coats of arms of German colonies

The coats of arms of the German Empire's colonies and protectorates all follow a similar style. A shield with in the top the single headed eagle known as the Reichsadler. On the lower part of the shield a colony specific symbol, such as an elephant for the colony of Kamerun. A banner on top of the shield displays the name of the colony or protectorate in German.

The coats of arms of the German Empire's colonies.
Coat of arms of German New Guinea.png
Coat of arms of German Samoa.svg
Coat of arms of German Southwest Africa.png
Coat of arms of German Kamerun.png
Coat of arms of German Togoland.png
Coat of arms of German East Africa.png
German New Guinea German Samoa German South-West Africa Kamerun Togoland German East Africa

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Coats of arms of Portuguese colonies — The coats of arms of the Portuguese Empire s colonies were all of a uniform style following 1935. Two of them had, however, been using provisional coats of arms of the same style shortly prior to this. Gallery This gallery include the lesser… …   Wikipedia

  • Coats of arms of Italian colonies — The coats of arms of the Italian colonies is used still 1960. Gallery This gallery include the lesser coats of arms. The years given are for the coats of arms. Italian Libya (1912 1943) …   Wikipedia

  • Coat of arms of Germany — Coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany Details Armiger Federal Republic of Germany Adopt …   Wikipedia

  • Coat of arms of Namibia — since 1990 The coat of arms of Namibia is the official heraldic symbol of Namibia. Introduced at the time of independence in 1990, it superseded the earlier coat of arms used by the South African administration of the territory. Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Men-at-Arms — Pays  Royaume Uni Langue Anglais Genre Histoire milit …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Portuguese Empire — Portuguese Empire …   Wikipedia

  • Heraldry — The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms) Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning …   Wikipedia

  • heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of …   Universalium

  • Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

  • metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”