361. Which coat of arms belongs to the Land of Hesse?

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Explanation

Hesse’s coat of arms displays, on an azure field, a lion rampant barry of nine argent and gules, crowned and armed or—the so‑called Ludovingian lion. It derives from the heraldry of the Ludovingian landgraves and has been borne by the Landgraves of Hesse since the 13th century. After 1946 it was codified by the Hessian Act on State Emblems of 4 August 1948 and is protected under public law; state coats of arms are also barred from trademark registration (section 8(2) no. 6 German Trade Mark Act). In constitutional terms, it signifies the Land’s statehood within the federal order (Basic Law arts. 30 and 28(1)).