351. Which coat of arms belongs to the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg?

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Explanation

Hamburg, as a city-state, is a Land of the Federal Republic; its state symbols are regulated by Land law. The state coat of arms is blazoned: gules, a triple-towered castle argent; the central tower surmounted by a cross, the flanking towers each by a six-pointed star (the Hanseatic colors are red and white). It evokes the medieval Hammaburg, the archiepiscopal-Christian heritage, and the Hanseatic civic liberties embodied in the title “Free and Hanseatic City.” The greater arms with two lions are reserved for representative use, and unauthorized bearing of the arms is prohibited.