Coat of arms of Bavaria

Coat of arms of Bavaria
Versions
Lesser coat of arms of Bavaria
Herald’s tabard, worn by Jörg Rügen c. 1510
ArmigerFree State of Bavaria
Adopted5 June 1950
ShieldQuarterly: (1) sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued gules; (2) per fess indented gules and argent; (3) argent, a panther rampant azure, armed Or and langued gules; (4) Or, three lions passant guardant sable, armed and langued gules. An inescutcheon fusilly in bends argent and azure.
SupportersTwo rampant lions Or langued and armed gules
Arms of Wittelsbach (1703)[1]

The coat of arms of Bavaria has greater and lesser versions.

It was introduced by law fully by 5 June 1950:

Article 1 (2) The colours of the state are white and blue.

— State Government, Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria of 2 December 1946; Bavarian Law and Official Gazette 1946, p. 333 ff.[2][3]
  1. ^ Siebmacher, Johann (1703). Erneuertes und vermehrtes Wappenbuch... Nürnberg: Adolph Johann Helmers. pp. Part II Table 4.
  2. ^ Schmöger, Marcus (translator) (28 January 2001). "Constitution of Bavaria 1946". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-12. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bayern.de was invoked but never defined (see the help page).