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The coat of arms of Berlin with the bear as the main symbol is used by the German city state as well as the city itself. It had to compete with the eagles of Brandenburg and Prussia, The usual coat of arms, in use in different styles until the year 1920, showed the Prussian eagle in the first field, the eagle of Brandenburg in the second, and the bear in the third. Berlin's citizens, however, wanted their own symbol and coat of arms. You see this bear, in this position, all over Berlin. You can also see him in the picture of the American embassy,--same position, but decked out as our Statue of Liberty. |