 The stag's antlers epitomize the "King of the Harz Forest", the dominant wild animal in the mountain forests around Schierke.Just as the antlers are the crown of the deer, Schierke, on the Brocken, "crowns" the Harz landscape with its natural beauty and its healing climate.The coat of arms was designed by the head of the Magdeburg state archives, Otto Korn.