Coat of arms of Thuringia

Coat of arms of Thuringia
ArmigerFree State of Thuringia
Adopted1990
ShieldAzure, a lion rampant barry of eight Gules and Argent, crowned and armed Or, surrounded by eight mullets Argent

The coat of arms of the German state of Thuringia was introduced in 1990. Like the 1949 coat of arms of Hesse it is based on the Ludovingian lion barry, also known as the "lion of Hesse", with the addition of eight mullets.