Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein

Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein
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Schleswig-Holstein state logo for use by the public
Armiger	Government of Schleswig-Holstein
Adopted	1957
Shield	Per pale. Or two lions passant azure pale, armed and langued gules. Gules, a nettle leaf argent.
Use	The coat of arms may only be used by state authorities. The state logo is eligible for use by the general public.

The coat of arms of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is vertically divided: in the heraldically right field, i.e. left as seen by the viewer, two blue lions are depicted on a golden background, facing the other half. The lions of Schleswig were taken from the coat of arms of Denmark. The heraldically left side is red with the silver nettle leaf of Holstein, an ancient symbol which had been in use with the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein.