City of Billerbeck (Germany)

Stadt Billerbeck, Kreis Coesfeld, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms

• County and Municipal Flags (Northrhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Coesfeld County [CF]
• Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Germany

Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 2:3. It is a blue over white over blue horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms in the centre of the flag.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.348
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jul 2011

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a blue - white - blue vertical triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms in the central stripe is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.348
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jul 2011

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The blue shield is divided by three silver (=white), wavy bends.
Meaning:
According to source these arms are very old. Its existence can be proven on seals at least since 1587. Probably it existed already in the 15th century. The arms had been new defined in 1920. The colours had been chosen arbitrarily. This version was approved on 24 February 1923 by Prussian ministry of state.The arms are canting.
A similar coat of arms was used in 1420 by a local judge having four bends instead of three. But a relation between both is doubtful.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.98-99
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jul 2011

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Münster on 11 November 1970.

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