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State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br | '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Helmstedt (kreis)|Helmstedt]]<br | '''State''' : [[Niedersachsen]][[File:Niedersachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
Additions : 1971 Esbeck | '''District (Kreis)''' : [[Helmstedt (kreis)|Helmstedt]][[File:Helmsted.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
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* 1971 Esbeck | |||
* 1971 [[Hoiersdorf]] | |||
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Schöningen received city rights around 1320 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. The seal showed a lion with an eight-pointed star, but not in a shield. The second seal, dating from the early 15<sup>th</sup> century already shows the above composition. The colours are known already since 1492. The lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, and is taken from the arms of the Dukes of Braunschweig. The origin of the star is not clear. | Schöningen received city rights around 1320 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. The seal showed a lion with an eight-pointed star, but not in a shield. The second seal, dating from the early 15<sup>th</sup> century already shows the above composition. The colours are known already since 1492. The lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, and is taken from the arms of the Dukes of Braunschweig. The origin of the star is not clear. | ||
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File:schoningenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schöningen/Arms (crest) of Schöningen|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:schoningenz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schöningen/Arms (crest) of Schöningen|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:schoningen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schöningen/Arms (crest) of Schöningen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
| | File:Schöningenp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schöningen/Arms (crest) of Schöningen|Postal cancellation | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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Origin/meaning
Schöningen received city rights around 1320 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. The seal showed a lion with an eight-pointed star, but not in a shield. The second seal, dating from the early 15th century already shows the above composition. The colours are known already since 1492. The lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, and is taken from the arms of the Dukes of Braunschweig. The origin of the star is not clear.
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.