Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt

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Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt.

This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

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[edit] History

Saxony-Anhalt's coat of arms represents its historical origins. The Land was created out of two former provinces of Germany. The upper part of the coat of arms represents the Prussian Province of Saxony while the lower half shows the bear of the Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.

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Prussian Saxony Anhalt
Provinz Sachsen.gif Freistaat Anhalt.gif

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