Coat of arms of Saarland

This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Saarland.

Description
The coat of arms of Saarland is parted per cross: The actual legal base of the use of the coat of arms is: "The state parliament of the Saar has passed the following law, that is herewith promulgated:
 * The first quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken, a silver lion with golden crown, between nine crosslets argent. The shield is blue. It represents the town district of Saarbrücken and the district of Neunkirchen.
 * The second quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince elector, archbishop of Trier, in Trier. The charge is a red three-dimensional symmetric cross. The arms are advance to the axis. It represents the districts of Merzig-Wadern and St Wendel.
 * The third quarter shows the coat of arms of the duchy of Lorraine and represents the district of Saarlouis. It shows three silver alerions on a red bend, on a yellow field.
 * The fourth quarter, the coat of arms of the prince elector Palatinate, represents the Saarpfalz district, which once was part of the Palatinate. The black shield is charged with a yellow lion rampant, whose claws and tongue are painted in red.


 * The state coat-of-arms (appendix 1) shows in a half-round shield quarterly, from the position of the bearer:
 * dexter chief: Azure, seme of crosslets Argent, a Lion Argent crowned Or and langued Gules,
 * sinister chief: Argent, a cross gyronny Gules,
 * dexter base: Or, on a bend Gules three alerions Argent,
 * sinister base: Sable, a lion Or crowned, armed and langued Gules. Saarbrücken, 10 December 2001"

- State Government Müller (Prime Minister); Kramp-Karrenbauer (Minister of the Interior and Sports)