Mendig

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MENDIG

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Mayen-Koblenz
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Mendig
Additions: 1969 Niedermendig, Obermendig

Wappen von Mendig/Arms (crest) of Mendig
Official blazon
German Gespalten von Schwarz und Silber, vorne ein rotgekrönter und rotbewehrter goldener Löwe, hinten ein durchgehendes rotes Balkenkreuz, belegt mit einem blauen Mühlstein.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are those of Niedermendig, and show the lion of the Pfalz and the cross of the State of Trier. The blue mill-stone symbolises the local quarries and stonecutting and masonry industry and also appears in the arms of the former Mayen district.


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