381. Which coat of arms belongs to the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?

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Explanation

Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern’s arms combine Mecklenburg’s black, crowned bull’s head and Pomerania’s red griffin, typically on a shield parted per pale (dexter Or with the bull’s head, sinister Argent with the griffin). As a Land emblem (Hoheitszeichen), it is grounded in the Land constitution and specified by a state law on insignia; its use is generally reserved to public authorities. In constitutional terms, such symbols express the Länder’s statehood and cultural autonomy guaranteed by the Basic Law (Arts. 30, 70 GG). After 1990 the re‑established Land restored these traditional heraldic motifs to signal historical continuity within the federal order.