Read the shield from bottom to top.
The bear on the red crenellated wall is an easy starting point. Then check the upper section: alongside the stripes and green rue crown, a black eagle on a pale field appears at the viewer’s upper right. The combination identifies the shield.
The Interior Ministry traces the design to the historical arms of the Prussian Province of Sachsen and the Free State of Anhalt. You do not need to memorise that history for the test. It explains why several motifs share one shield.
The other three answers
The other three shields use different motifs.
1
Image 1 shows blue and white diamonds with a crown above. The bear on the wall and the small eagle field are absent.
2
Image 2 shows a white castle with towers on red. This differs from the black bear on a red wall in the divided shield.
3
Image 3 shows a cross, a wheel and a lion beneath a crown. These features do not match the required combination.
A similar component is not the whole coat of arms.
The neighbouring state of Sachsen also uses stripes and a green rue crown in its arms. Here, the eagle field and the bear on the wall additionally identify Sachsen-Anhalt. Do not confuse the two federal states because their names share a word.
Image 4 refers only to the position in this unchanged catalogue graphic. The AI pictures show materials and an invented study scene; they do not reproduce official emblems.
State coat of arms · Interior Ministry of Sachsen-Anhalt ↗Bear on red wall + stripes, green and eagle → image 4.
Compare the visible components instead of learning only the number.
Three words for this question
- die Zinnenmauercrenellated wall
- A wall with regularly spaced gaps along its upper edge.
- der Rautenkranzrue crown
- The green serrated ornament running diagonally over the stripes.
- das Landeswappenstate coat of arms
- An official identifying emblem of the federal state.