Coat of arms of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
| Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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| Crest | Silver helm; crown |
| Escutcheon | Quarterly: the striped lion of Thüringia; the lion of the Margraviate of Meissen; the arms of the County of Hennenberg and Estate of Arenshaugk; Lordship of Blankenhain and the arms of the Tautenburg estate. Above all an escutcheon for Saxony |
| Supporters | Two golden lions |
| Motto | VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS ("We rise by being vigilant") |
| Use | Ended 1920 |
The Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1815 when the area was raised to the title of Grand Duchy, and ended between 1918 with the transition of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach into the new state of Thuringia. The full grand ducal style was Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Landgrave in Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Princely Count of Henneberg, Lord of Blankenhayn, Neustadt and Tautenburg, and this is represented in the arms:
It was used on the Grand Ducal Standard c.1862 - c.1878.
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