Coat of arms of Bavaria

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Coat of arms of Bavaria
Versions
Lesser coat of arms of Bavaria
Herald’s tabard, worn by Jörg Rügen c. 1510
Armiger	Free State of Bavaria
Adopted	5 June 1950
Shield	Quarterly: (1) sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued gules; (2) per fess indented gules and argent; (3) argent, a panther rampant azure, armed Or and langued gules; (4) Or, three lions passant guardant sable, armed and langued gules. An inescutcheon fusilly in bends argent and azure.
Supporters	Two rampant lions Or langued and armed gules

The coat of arms of Bavaria has greater and lesser versions.

It was introduced by law fully by 5 June 1950:

Article 1 (2) The colours of the state are white and blue.

— State Government, Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria of 2 December 1946; Bavarian Law and Official Gazette 1946, p. 333 ff.^[2][3]