Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of Demmin displays:
- a red fortress with three open gates
- the two towers are topped by a silver lily
- a leaned to the right silver shield displaying a
- red griffin is the heraldic animal of Pomerania
- On top of the shield there is a crowned, blue helmet with green peacock feathers
- The red fortress symbolizes the city's history as the residency of Pomeranian princes
- The lily crowning both towers symbolizes the city flower used in the 18th century.
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