Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Pirmasens
Incorporated into : 1972 Pirmasens
The arms were granted on November 27, 1950.
The colours are taken from the arms of the Lords of Hanau-Lichtenberg, to which the village historically belonged. The boot symbolizes the local shoe-making tradition. The wavy bar symbolizes the -Bach part of the name (Bach means brook, stream).
Literature : Debus, 1988.