Volkskrone
A Volkskrone (English: People's crown) is a heraldic crown seen in Germany after the First World War. When the German monarchy had been overthrown following the defeat in the war, this crown was created to replace the old coronets of rank in the arms of the German Länder, the states of the German federative republic. The crown is made of vine leaves. Because of its design, the crown is also known as a Laubkrone (leaf crown).
In the 1920s, all of the German states used the people's crown but after the Second World War only a few of them have chosen to retain its use.
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Lesser coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg with a local form of Laubkrone.
Lesser coat of arms of Bavaria with a people's crown
Coat of arms of Berlin with a special crown combined of a Laubkrone and a mural crown
Coat of arms of Hesse with a people's crown
Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate with a people's crown
See also
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Media related to Volkskrone at Wikimedia Commons - Mural crown
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