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01Bayern · Recognising the state coat of arms

White and blue diamonds identify Bavaria’s small coat of arms.

In this image question, the second illustration is correct. Recognise the diamond-patterned shield before selecting its number.

About 4 min readReviewed: 20 October 2026
AI-generated study materials: a blue notebook, a blue pot and white pencils.
Bavarian Coat of Arms ActArticle 1 · Small state coat of arms
Symbolic AI illustration using white and blue; not a state coat of arms.
The short answer

Image 2 shows Bavaria’s small state coat of arms.

Bavaria’s small state coat of arms is a shield with white and blue diamonds and a people’s crown. In the existing catalogue graphic, this design is numbered 2. The number identifies only its answer position in this picture.

Try it for yourselfBayern · No. 01
Which coat of arms belongs to the Free State of Bayern?
Four numbered coats of arms: 1 with three black lions on gold, 2 with white and blue diamonds and a crown, 3 with several sections and a bear on a wall, 4 with a bull’s head and a red winged creature.
Unchanged coat-of-arms graphic for Bavarian state question 1 from the existing question bank; not an AI illustration.

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Look at the pattern inside the shield.

First compare the main areas: the second shield alternates white and blue diamonds. The other answer pictures show animals or several differently designed sections. This visible distinction is more useful than remembering an isolated digit.

Bavaria also has a large state coat of arms with several sections and lions supporting the shield. The white and blue diamond shield also appears there, in the centre. The exam graphic shows the smaller form, so you do not need to list every element of the large coat of arms.

Two fictional adults compare a study card at a library counter.
AI-generated study scene; the unchanged coat-of-arms graphic appears separately in the knowledge check.

The other three answers

The three other designs do not match Bavaria’s small state coat of arms.

1

Image 1 shows three black lions on gold. It is not the white and blue diamond shield you are looking for here.

3

Image 3 combines stripes, a green diagonal band and a bear on a wall, among other elements. The requested diamond shield looks different.

4

Image 4 shows a bull’s head and a red winged creature in two sections. White and blue diamonds do not define this design.

A crown does not make Bavaria a present-day monarchy.

The official explanation associates the people’s crown with popular sovereignty. Its visible crown design therefore does not mean a king governs Bavaria today. For the image answer, the combination of diamond shield and crown remains the key.

The state coat of arms is an official emblem. The law permits its use for teaching and civic education; that does not create general permission to use it as an official or business symbol of your own. The additional AI illustrations here do not replace the original graphic.

Article 1 · Small state coat of arms · Bavarian Coat of Arms Act ↗
Your memory cue

Bavaria’s small coat of arms: white and blue diamonds and a people’s crown.

The design is your anchor. The correct image number in this question is 2.

Three words for this question

die Rautediamond shape
A four-sided shape repeated diagonally in this coat of arms.
die Volkskronepeople’s crown
The crown design in this coat of arms, representing popular sovereignty.
das Hoheitszeichenofficial emblem
A symbol representing a state or another public-law body.
BAYERN.RECHT · Wappengesetz, Artikel 1 und 2 ↗

Connect the coat of arms with Bavaria’s colours and capital.

BY 05What colors does the state flag of Bayern?
Catalogue answer

white-blue

The state flags also use white and blue.

BY 07The state capital of Bayern is called ...
Catalogue answer

München.

Munich is the state capital.

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Sources & context

An independently written study guide, not an official BAMF publication or advice for an individual case. The sources below were reviewed on 20 October 2026 for the claims explained here; the test question comes from the existing question bank.

The two editorial pictures are AI-generated illustrations. They do not document real events or official proceedings.The separate image beside the exam question is the unchanged file from the existing question bank, not an AI illustration.