The Arms of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatine (Rheinland-Pfalz) was approved on 10 May 1948. It includes the Cross from the Archdiocese-Chur Prinicpality of Trier, the Wheel from the Arms of the Archdiocese-Chur Principality of Mainz and the Lion of Palatine.
Arms of Saarland, approved by Law 9 July 1956, which begun to have legal force upon the entry of Saarland into the Federal Republic of Germany on 1 January 1957. Field I county of Saarbrücken, Field II Archdiocese-Chur Principality of Trier, Field III Duchy of Lothringen (Lorraine) and Field IV County of Palatine-Zweibrücken.
These Arms are based upon the one created in 1856 for the Historical Society of the Saar Area, seen below:
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During 1947-56 Saarland was a French Protectorate. After a referendum Saarland joined The Federal Republic of Germany in 1957. During the Protectorate Arms as shown below was used:
Prior to WW I there existed no separate administrative area called Saarland, but the changes brought by the German loss in the War brought about the first creating of this the Saargebiet. Arms for this unit was approved 28 July 1920:
Field I Arms of the City of St. Ingbert, Fields II and IV from the Arms of the City of Saarbrücken, Field III Arms of the City of Saarlouis, whitout the chief of France.
The Saargebiet held a semi-independent status, but a referendum brougth about unification with Germany in 1935, the Arms then become obsolete.