Kusel (district) - Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms consists of two lions. The blue lion is the heraldic animal of the Counts of Veldenz. The yellow lion is the lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate, which acquired the area in the 15th century.

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