Coat of arms of Baden
The coat of arms of Baden comes from the personal arms of the Margraves and Grand Dukes of Baden, the traditional rulers of the region. Following the revolution and abolition of the Grand Duchy in 1918, the arms and griffin supporters were usurped from the Grand Dukes by the new republic to represent the people and country.
| Coat of arms of the Margraves and Grand Dukes of Baden | |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 1243 |
| Crest | Issuant from a crest coronet a peacock plume proper between two ostrich feathers the dexter or and the sinister gules |
| Shield | Or a bend gules |
| Supporters | Two griffins rampant regardant argent |
| Other elements | Mantling: gules doubled or |
Baden entered as a state of the Weimar Republic the year following the revolution, and subsequently went through several changes and redistricting after World War II. Baden is today part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany, where one can still see the arms of Baden represented in the coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg, as a badge atop the modern federal state's arms.
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