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42-446: (Redirected from Federal Eagle ) The German terms Bundeswappen ("Federal Coat of Arms") or Bundesadler ("Federal Eagle") may refer to: Coat of arms of Germany Coat of arms of Austria Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bundeswappen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

84-473: A black eagle with a red beak, a red tongue and red feet on a golden field, which is blazoned : Or, an eagle displayed sable beaked langued and membered gules . This is the Bundesadler ( German for ' Federal Eagle ' ), formerly known as Reichsadler ( German: [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌʔaːdlɐ] , German for ' Imperial Eagle ' ). It is one of the oldest coats of arms in the world, and today

126-566: A comparatively realistic black eagle, with the heraldic crown of the German Empire . The eagle has a red beak, tongue and claws, with open wings and feathers. In contrast to its predecessor, the eagle of the German Confederation, it has only one head, looking to the right, symbolising that important parts of the old empire, Austria and Bohemia, were not part of this new empire. Its legal basis was an imperial rescript: To

168-507: A decision of the Reich's Government I hereby announce, that the Imperial coat of arms on a gold-yellow shield shows the one headed black eagle, the head turned to the right, the wings open but with closed feathering, beak, tongue and claws in red colour. If the Reich's Eagle is shown without a frame, the same charge and colors as those of the eagle of the Reich's coat of arms are to be used, but

210-603: A gold field). During the medieval period the imperial eagle was usually single-headed. A double-headed eagle is attributed as the arms of Frederick II in the Chronica Majora ( c.  1250 ). In 1433 the double-headed eagle was adopted by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor . Thereafter the double-headed eagle was used as the arms of the German emperor, and hence as the symbol of the Holy Roman Empire of

252-532: A lawyer in Berlin. After the Nazis seized power, they banned him from practicing law in the fall of 1933. He emigrated to Brazil where he bought a large coffee plantation called Fazenda Janeta near Rolândia in the state of Paraná . Koch-Weser died at Fazenda Janeta on 19 (or 20) October 1944. Erich Koch-Weser was the grandfather of former World Bank executive and German politician Caio Koch-Weser . He became

294-576: A proto-heraldic emblem believed to have been used by Charlemagne , the first Frankish ruler crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800, and derived ultimately from the Aquila or eagle standard , of the Roman army . By the 13th century the imperial coat of arms was generally recognized as: Or, an eagle displayed sable beaked and membered gules (a black eagle with wings expanded with red beak and legs on

336-671: Is based on the Reichsadler introduced by the Paulskirche Constitution of 1849, which was decided by the Germany National Assembly in Frankfurt upon Main, at the peak of the German civic movement demanding parliamentary participation and the unification of the German states. The achievements and signs of this movement had been mostly done away after its downfall and the political reaction in

378-534: Is word for word identical to the announcement by President Friedrich Ebert and Interior Minister Erich Koch-Weser by 11 November 1919: By reason of a decision of the Federal Government I hereby announce that the Federal coat of arms on a gold-yellow shield shows the one headed black eagle, the head turned to the right, the wings open but with closed feathering, beak, tongue and claws of red color. If

420-595: The German Democratic Republic , the Federal Eagle has been the symbol of the reunified Germany. Official depictions of the eagle can be found not only in the federal coat of arms but also on the federal institutions flag, the standard of the president of Germany and official seals. These are designs by various artists of the Weimar period and differ primarily in the shape and position of

462-527: The Holy Roman Emperors , in use during the 13th and 14th centuries (a black single-headed eagle on a golden background), before the emperors adopted the double-headed eagle , beginning with Sigismund of Luxemburg in 1433. The single-headed Prussian Eagle (on a white background; blazoned: Argent, an eagle displayed sable ) was used as an escutcheon to represent the Prussian kings as dynasts of

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504-640: The Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich from 1893 to 1897 where he finished with a Dr.jur . Erich Koch was married twice. In 1903, he married Bertha (1880–1923, née Fortmann). In 1925, he married Irma (1897–1970, née von Blanquet). He had four sons and one daughters from his first marriage and two sons from his second marriage. In 1901, he became Mayor of Delmenhorst , in 1909 Stadtdirektor in Bremerhaven and from 1913 to 1919

546-529: The 1850s. Only the tiny German Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont upheld the tradition and continued to use the German colours called Schwarz-Rot-Gold in German (English: Black - Red - Or ). These signs had remained symbols of the Paulskirche movement and Weimar Germany wanted to express its view of being also originated in that political movement between 1848 and 1852. The republican coat of arms took up

588-671: The DDP and achieved a powerful position within the party's parliamentary group. When the DDP rejoined the government of Gustav Bauer (SPD) in October 1919, Koch became Minister of the Interior ( Reichsinnenminister ). He kept that office under Chancellors Hermann Müller (SPD) and Constantin Fehrenbach (Zentrum). Under Müller, Koch was also Vice-Chancellor. He left the government on 4 May 1921 and worked as an attorney in Berlin. Koch

630-471: The Federal Eagle is shown without a frame, the same charge and colors as those of the eagle of the Federal coat of arms are to be used, but the tops of the feathers are directed outside. The patterns kept by the Federal Ministry of the Interior are definitive for the heraldic design. The artistic design is reserved to each special purpose. Since the accession (1990) of the states that used to form

672-500: The Federal Press Office implemented a slightly simplified version of the original von Weech seal design which has since been used as a corporate design of the Federal government especially for publications and media appearances. It has no official status though as it is not mentioned in any ordinance or shown in the binding patterns of 1952 still in effect. The German Imperial Eagle ( Reichsadler ) originates from

714-651: The German Empire. The Weimar Republic introduced a version in which the escutcheon and other monarchical symbols were removed. The Federal Republic of Germany adopted the Weimar eagle as its symbol in 1950. Since then, it has been known as the Bundesadler ("federal eagle"). The legal basis of the use of this coat of arms is the announcement by President Theodor Heuss , Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Interior Minister Gustav Heinemann of 20 January 1950, which

756-597: The German Nation . From the 12th century the Emperors also used a personal coat of arms separate from the imperial arms. From the reign of Albert II (reigned 1438–39), the Emperors bore the old Imperial arms with an inescutcheon of pretence of his personal family arms, which appears as the black eagle with an escutcheon on his breast. In 1815, a German Confederation ( Bund ) of 39 loosely united German states

798-523: The German passports. In 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany adopted all signs of Weimar Republic, Reichswappen, Reichsschild, Staatssiegel, Reichsflagge as Bundeswappen, Bundesschild. Bundessiegel and Bundesflagge in the 1950s. Nazi Germany used the Weimar coat of arms until 1935. The Nazi Party used a stylised black eagle above an oak wreath, with a swastika at its centre. With the eagle looking over its left shoulder, that is, looking to

840-666: The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During the 1848 revolution , a new Reich coat of arms was adopted by the National Assembly that convened in St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt . The black double-headed eagle was retained, but without the four symbols of the emperor: the sword, the imperial orb, the sceptre and the crown. The eagle rested on a golden shield; above was a five-pointed golden star. On both sides

882-531: The Reich Chancellor Prince of Bismarck. Following your report of 27 June of this year I authorise: 1. that public authorities and public servants, appointed by the Emperor according to the requirements of the constitution and the laws of the German Empire, are to be called imperial; 2. that the black, one-headed, rightward-looking eagle with red beak, tongue and claws, without scepter and orb, on

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924-436: The Reich shows the swastika surrounded by an oak wreath, on the oak wreath an eagle with spread wings. The head of the eagle is turned to the right. For the heraldic design of the national emblem, the included patterns are decisive. The artistic design is varied for each special purpose. East Germany (German Democratic Republic) used a socialist insignia from 1950 until its reunification with West Germany in 1990. In 1959

966-467: The breast shield the Prussian eagle, overlaid with the shield of the House of Hohenzollern, (i.e. with inescutcheon of pretence of Hohenzollern ("quarterly argent and sable")) over the same the crown in the form of the crown of Charlemagne, but with two crossing bows, may be brought into use; 3. that the Imperial standard [Script continues] After the introduction of the republic the coat of arms of Germany

1008-593: The coat of arms and colors of the German Confederation and reserves the right, to make further decision about its use according to the lecture of the committee. In 1867, the North German Confederation was established without Austria and the four southern German states ( Bavaria , Württemberg , Baden , Hesse-Darmstadt with only its southern half) and under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia (see Coat of arms of Prussia ). A new coat of arms

1050-551: The idea of the German crest established by the Paulskirche movement, using the same charge animal , an eagle, in the same colors (black, red and or), but modernising its form, including a reduction of the heads from two to one. The artistic rendition of the eagle was very realistic. This eagle is mounted on a yellow (golden) shield. The coat of arms was announced in 1919 by the President Friedrich Ebert  and Interior Minister Erich Koch-Weser : By reason of

1092-667: The imperial coat of arms and the imperial eagle (Reichsgesetzbl. Pg 1877) is cancelled. Article 4 In agreement with the Representative of the Führer, the Reich Minister of the Interior will enact the regulations necessary to implement Article 1. Hitler added on 7 March 1936 that: In relation to the Regulation concerning the national emblem of the Reich of 5 November 1935, Article 1, I decide: The national emblem of

1134-464: The insignia was also added to the flag of East Germany . Erich Koch-Weser Erich Koch was born on 26 February 1875 in Bremerhaven as the son of Dr. Anton Koch (1838–76), a Protestant headmaster of a higher girls' school, and his wife Minna (1841–1930, née Lewenstein), the daughter of a Jewish merchant from Burhave. Erich Koch studied law and economics at Lausanne, Bonn, Berlin and at

1176-600: The left from the viewer's point of view. The emblem was established by a regulation made by Adolf Hitler, 5 November 1935: To express the unity of party and state in relation to their emblems too, I decide: Article 1 The Reich holds as emblem of its nationality the national emblem of the National Socialist German Workers Party. Article 2 The national emblems of the Wehrmacht remain intact. Article 3 The announcement concerning

1218-416: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bundeswappen&oldid=1126644350 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Coat of arms of Germany The coat of arms of Germany displays

1260-491: The new Reichswappen already in 1927. Emil Doepler 's earlier design then became the Reichsschild (Reich's escutcheon ) with restricted use such as pennant for government vehicles. In 1920, Sigmund von Weech  [ de ] designed a Staatssiegel (State seal), of which the smaller version was used since 1921 by all Reich ministries and authorities on official documents as a consistent sign. It also appeared on

1302-533: The oldest national symbol used in Europe. It is a re-introduction of the coat of arms of the Weimar Republic (in use 1919–1935), which was adopted by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1950. The current official design is due to Karl-Tobias Schwab  [ de ] (1887–1967) and was originally introduced in 1928. The German Empire of 1871–1918 had re-introduced the medieval coat of arms of

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1344-738: The right from the viewer's point of view, it symbolises the Nazi Party, and was therefore called the Parteiadler . After 1935 the Nazis introduced their party symbol as the national insignia ( Hoheitszeichen ) as well. This version symbolises the country ( Reich ) and was therefore called the Reichsadler . It can be distinguished from the Parteiadler because the eagle of the latter is looking over its right shoulder, that is, looking to

1386-410: The shield was flanked by three flags with the colors black-red-gold. The emblem, however, never gained general acceptance. The coat of arms itself was the result of a decision of the federal assembly : The federal assembly constitutes the old German imperial eagle with the surrounding scripture "German Confederation" and the colors of the former German imperial coat of arms – black, red, gold – to be

1428-618: The summer of 1930, Koch-Weser merged the DDP with Artur Mahraun 's Young German Order into the Deutsche Staatspartei , trying to gather what remained of the pro-republican, Protestant middle-class in a single political party. After the poor performance of his new party in the September 1930 election , Koch-Weser resigned from the Reichstag and from the leadership of the party. Koch-Weser then left politics and worked as

1470-524: The tops of the feathers are directed outside. The patterns kept by the Federal Ministry of the Interior are decisive for the heraldic design. The artistic design may be varied for each special purpose. However, in 1928 the Reichswappen (Reich's coat of arms) designed by Tobias Schwab (1887–1967) in 1926 (or 1924 ) for the German Olympic team became the official emblem. The Reichswehr adopted

1512-481: The wings. A large and rather plump version of the eagle decorates the chamber of the Bundestag , the German parliament; it is sometimes called Fette Henne ("Fat Hen"), with a similar representation found on the German euro coins . In addition to the official depictions, artistic renderings of the federal eagle are permitted and have found their way onto coins, stamps and the letterhead of federal authorities. In 1997

1554-781: Was Mayor of Kassel . He belonged to the left wing of the National Liberal Party , was an admirer of Friedrich Naumann and an advocate of abolishing the Prussian Dreiklassenwahlrecht . He also served as a member of the Upper chamber of the Prussian diet . In November 1918, Koch was a founder-member of the German Democratic Party (DDP). In January 1919, he was elected to the Weimar National Assembly for

1596-494: Was a member of the Reichstag from 1920 to 1930. In early 1924, Koch was elected as the successor of Carl Wilhelm Petersen as chairman of the DDP. Although a member of the DDP's right wing on many issues, in the fall of 1924, Koch refused to enter into a coalition with the nationalistic DNVP and, after the first government of Chancellor Hans Luther collapsed in 1925, tried to set up a "Grand Coalition" between DDP and SPD (it

1638-474: Was adopted, which consisted of a shield with the colors black-white-red, flanked by two wild men holding cudgels and standing on a pedestal. The Reichsadler had already been introduced at the Proclamation of Versailles, although the first version had been only a provisional one. The design of the eagle was altered at least twice during the German Empire (1871–1918). It shows the imperial eagle,

1680-469: Was also altered accounting for the political changes. The Weimar Republic (1918–1933), retained the Reichsadler without the symbols of the former Monarchy (Crown, Collar, Breast shield with the Prussian Arms). This left the black eagle with one head, facing to the right, with open wings but closed feathers, with a red beak, tongue and claws and white highlighting. The republican Reichsadler

1722-470: Was founded on the territory of the former Holy Roman Empire. Until 1848, the confederation did not have a coat of arms of its own. The Federal Diet ( Bundestag ) meeting at Frankfurt am Main used a seal which carried the emblem of the Austrian Empire , since Austria had taken over the union's leadership. It showed a black, double-headed eagle, which Austria had adopted just before the dissolution of

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1764-674: Was rejected by the Social Democrats). He changed his name to Koch-Weser (after the river Weser ) in 1927, to distinguish himself from another member of parliament whose name was also Erich Koch. In 1928, Koch-Weser became Minister of Justice in the new government of Hermann Müller. He attempted a fundamental reform of criminal law, but as the Zentrum demanded the Justice department, Koch-Weser lost his position in April 1929. In

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