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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Mayen-Koblenz County]](../images/d/de-my.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Sep 2010
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It is a green-white-red horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Sep 2010
![[Mayen-Koblenz County banner]](../images/d/de-my_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Sep 2010
It is a green-white-red vertical tricolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Sep 2010
Shield Vert parted by a fess wavy Argent, in chief a coronet Or, in base a seedling Argent.
Meaning:
The fess wavy is representing the rivers Rhein and Mosel. The coronet is representing the former Koblenz County and appeared also in its county arms. The seedling is taken from the arms of the former Mayen County and blasoned as "Mayenbaum" (i.e. maypole) and considered to be canting.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2021
The arms were approved on 27 April 1971.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Sep 2010
![[Koblenz County (-1970) plain bicolour]](../images/d/de-my-c1p_.gif) 5:2  image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jan 2014
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![[Koblenz County (-1970) bicolour w/ CoA]](../images/d/de-my-c1_.gif) 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2021
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![[Koblenz County (-1970) triband w/ CoA]](../images/d/de-my-c1t_.gif) 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2021
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It was a green-white vertical bicolour (see left image above). According to Klaus Günther the banner was also used with arms shifted to top (see central image above) or as green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms with French shield shifted to top in the white stripe (see right image above).
Meaning:
The colours are the main colours of the county arms and of the former Rheinprovinz as well. On 7 November 1970 the county merged with Mayen County. Small portions became part of the city of Koblenz and Rhein-Hunsrück County.
Sources:
1) Stadler 1964, p.52
2) presentation of Klaus Günther on 27 September 2020 in Schwarzburg (DVT28)
3) image of triband provided by Klaus Günther per email
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2021
Shield Vert parted by a chevron wavy Argent, in chief a coronet Or with gem stones Azure and Gules.
Meaning:
The chevron is symbolising the confluence of Rhein and Mosel at the "German Corner" (German: Deutsches Eck) in Koblenz. The coronet is representing the so called "king's seat" (German: Königsstuhl) in nearby Rhens. It was built in 1376 and had been the meeting place of the seven German electors, who nominated the German kings in this place. The monument was transferred to the western edge of Rhens in 1928. The former version of the arms displayed the black Prussian eagle without crown in chief.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.52
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2021
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