The coat of arms of Lower Saxony shows a white Saxon Steed (Sachsenross) on a red background.

[1] According to German folklore the banner of Widukind, the last pagan King of the Old Saxons, was a jumping black horse on a yellow field.

After World War II, the Province of Hanover and the Free State of Brunswick both adopted the white horse as their coat of arms.

Finally, it was agreed that a simple motif would be the best solution and the Saxonian white horse became the coat of arms for all Lower Saxony.

The "Act about coats of arms, flags and seals", dated 13 October 1952, stated that the prototype drawn by the German heraldic Gustav Völker should be used in the future.