Rhede (Ems)

RHEDE (EMS)

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Emsland (until 1977 Aschendorf-Hümmling
Additions : 1973 Borsum, Brual, Neurhede

Official blazon
German	In Gold ein schrägrechter schwarzer Wellenbalken, begleitet oben von einem schwarzen Steuerrad, unten von einer schwarzen Pflugschar.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on July 16, 1960.

The arms show the Ems river, with a plough as a symbol for agriculture and a ship's steering wheel, as a symbol for shipping.

Postal cancellation 1999

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