 The tinctures in the escutcheon's upper half, on the other hand, are the ones that the Counts of Veldenz used for their heraldic lion.The wavy barrulet (thin horizontal stripe) stands for the river Glan.The arms have been borne since 4 April 1979 when they were approved by the now abolished "Regierungsbezirk" administration in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.