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Deutsch: Das Staatswappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik.

„Das Staatswappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik besteht aus Hammer und Zirkel, umgeben von einem Ährenkranz, der im unteren Teil von einem schwarzrotgoldenen Band umschlungen ist.“

English: Coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic

Български: Герб на Германската демократична република

Español: Escudo de la República Democrática de Alemania

Français : Armoiries de la République Démocratique Allemande

Magyar: A Német Demokratikus Köztársaság címere

Italiano: Stemma della Repubblica Democratica Tedesca

日本語: ドイツ民主共和国の国章

Русский: Герб Германской Демократической Республики

Türkçe: Demokratik Almanya Cumhuriyetinin arması

Date

from 26 September 1955 until 3 October 1990

Source

Gesetz über das Staatswappen und die Staatsflagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Vom 26. September 1955.

Author

Fritz Alfred Behrendt (* 17. Februar 1925 in Berlin; † 4. Dezember 2008 in Amsterdam) + Heinz Behling (* 9. Oktober 1920 in Berlin; † 5. Juni 2003 Berlin)

Wappenentwurf: Heinz Behling
diese Datei: Jwnabd

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This image contains a symbol prohibited by law in some nations, owing to it being a representation of communism, socialism, or a similar governmental structure; or of an associated political party/organization:

Georgia's parliament: On Amending the Law of Georgia "Charter of Liberty", No. 1867, 2013
Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly: UU No. 27/1999
Latvia's Saeima: Amendments to the Law on the Safety of Public Entertainment and Festivity Events (OP 2013/129.4). Ban only applies at public events.
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	08:28, 30 December 2015		1,628 × 1,663 (58 KB)	Denniss	Reverted to version as of 17:41, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
	04:02, 30 December 2015		1,628 × 1,663 (59 KB)	Greenbug881	United Nations Version
	17:41, 15 July 2012		1,628 × 1,663 (58 KB)	Fry1989	a single photo is not a source
	16:51, 15 July 2012		1,628 × 1,663 (59 KB)	Michaelwuzthere	File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-M0925-406,_New_York,_Fahnen_vor_dem_UNO-Gebäude.jpg If this version was used in the GDR and by the United Nations, then it should be used by Wikipedia.
	06:59, 15 July 2012		1,628 × 1,663 (58 KB)	Jwnabd	entsprechend Muster in Gesetztblatt Linien schwarz
	04:40, 15 July 2012		1,628 × 1,663 (59 KB)	Michaelwuzthere	[http://cdn100.iofferphoto.com/img3/item/487/834/410/original-east-german-ddr-flag-5fd9.JPG] Authentic flags use dark gold
	21:41, 14 July 2012		1,628 × 1,663 (58 KB)	Fry1989	there's penty of sources with black, please provide one for gold
	20:50, 14 July 2012		1,628 × 1,663 (59 KB)	Michaelwuzthere	Changed outline colour to match nearly all authentic versions, with darker gold.
	13:02, 20 November 2011		1,628 × 1,663 (58 KB)	Martin H.	Reverted to version as of 14:06, 16 June 2011
	19:15, 19 November 2011	No thumbnail	141,241 × 144,322 (61 KB)	Kanjawe