„Or, a house gules with timbered framework Argent and open gate, therein extended from the base an upright plowshare azure; above the gable two saltires azure.“
The arms were drawn by Kurt Schweder who designed coats of arms for all districts of Essen in die 1980s and for Rotthausen too; they were never official used, but meanwhile recognized by the citizens of the districts.

The arms are canting; the plowshare stands for "-Rott" (German "roden"), and the timbered framework house for "-hausen". The saltire remember the old "Thingspiele in the "Oberhof Rotthausen."
Stadtverband der Bürger- und Verkehrsvereine Essen e.V. www.buergervereine-essen.de Literatur (Quelle) Kurt Schweders Wappen der Essener Stadtteile, Johann Rainer Busch 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-028515-8
Kurt Schweder

constructed and added by Jürgen Krause
colors according to FIAV