Germany has reimposed lockdown (23 June 2020) measures in its most populous state after a surge in coronavirus cases were reported in one of Europe's largest slaughterhouses.
Armin Laschet, the governor of North Rhine-Westphalia state, said that Guetersloh county's roughly 360,000 residents should only have contact with their own household or one person from outside.
“per pale
Vert a bend sinister wavy Argent and Gules a roaring horse Argent, enté en
point embowed Argent a rose Gules seeded and leaved Or”
So the constituent three parts of
this coat of arms are:
·
dexter: Vert
a bend sinister wavy Argent, which is a reflection of the former coat of
arms of Rhine Province. This until
then showed a bend wavy, representing the river Rhine flowing
through the Rhineland, today's
southwestern part of the state. The change from bend to bend sinister has only
been done because of aesthetic reasons.
·
sinister: Gules
a horse rampant Argent, as opposed to the jumping horse in the arms
of Lower Saxony,
representing Westphalia, the
northeastern part of the state. Originally it was the Saxon steed, the emblem of the Saxon stern
duchy. It is identical to the preceding coat of arms of the Province of Westphalia.
·
enté en
point embowed: Argent a rose Gules seeded and leaved Or, showing
the rose of Lippe.
This was the coat of arms of the Principality of
Lippe, now the district of Lippe in
the east of the state.
The coat of arms appears as a
charge on the state flag of North
Rhine-Westphalia.
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