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01Sachsen · Stripes and a green rue crown

Sachsen’s coat of arms has black and gold stripes.

Image 4 shows the striped shield with a green rue crown running diagonally across it.

About 4 min readReviewed: 21 October 2026
AI-generated black, gold and green material samples on a pale work surface.
Constitution of SachsenArticle 2(3)
Symbolic material study; not an official coat of arms.
The short answer

Image 4 is correct.

Sachsen’s coat of arms combines ten horizontal black and gold stripes with a green rue crown. This combination appears in the fourth image.

Try it for yourselfSachsen · No. 01
Which coat of arms belongs to the Free State of Sachsen?
Four numbered coats of arms: 1 blue-and-white diamonds with a crown; 2 black bear on a pale background with a crown; 3 white horse on red; 4 black and gold horizontal stripes with a green serrated ornament running from upper left to lower right.
Unchanged catalogue graphic for Sachsen question 1; not an AI illustration.

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First the stripes, then the green ornament.

The constitution describes a shield divided nine times. Nine divisions produce ten stripes: five black and five gold. You do not need to master heraldic terminology to recognise the pattern in the original graphic.

The green rue crown lies across the stripes. From your viewpoint, it runs from the upper left to the lower right. It is a diagonal ornament with leaf-like projections inside the shield, rather than a crown sitting on top of it.

Two fictional adults compare coloured material samples in a studio.
AI-generated study scene; the original coat of arms appears separately in the quiz.

The other three answers

The other three images use different main motifs.

1

Image 1 shows blue and white diamonds beneath a crown. A diamond pattern is different from the green rue crown over black-and-gold stripes.

2

Image 2 shows a black bear on a pale background with a crown above. Sachsen’s shield does not contain a bear.

3

Image 3 shows a white horse on a red background. It lacks both the black-and-gold stripes and the green rue crown.

Coat-of-arms colours are not automatically flag colours.

Sachsen’s state colours are white and green. Black and gold belong to the striped shield. This distinction also helps with the separate question about the state flag.

Number 4 applies to the order shown here. The unchanged catalogue graphic appears in the quiz; the editorial AI images show only a fictional study situation and materials. They do not replace an official coat of arms.

Article 2(3) · Constitution of Sachsen ↗
Your memory cue

Black-and-gold stripes + green rue crown → Sachsen.

In this image sequence, that is image 4. Remember the flag colours separately: white and green.

Three words for this question

der Rautenkranzrue crown
A green diagonal ornament with leaf-like projections in the coat of arms.
neunmal geteiltdivided nine times
Nine divisions separate the shield into ten stripes.
die Landesfarbenstate colours
The constitutionally defined colours white and green.
Sächsische Verfassung · Art. 2 ↗
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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 21 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.