Emil Doepler
Emil Doepler "the Younger" was a German Art Nouveau illustrator, decorative artist, and art teacher. He was son of artist Carl Emil Doepler.Works
declared Doepler's design to be the official German coat of arms as of 11 November 1919, following a decision of the Reich's government.
, Doepler's design, 1919–28 crest of Weimar Republic, afterwards – till 1935 – used as Reich's and since 1949 as Federal German escutcheon. Since 1928 the new Reichswappen, designed by Tobias Schwab, replaced it. Doepler's design then became the Reichsschild with restricted use such as pennant for government vehicles. In 1949 the Federal Republic of Germany adopted Doepler's design as Bundesschild for the same purposes.
