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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]][[File:Rheinlan.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Mainz-Bingen]][[File:mainzb.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1969 [[Bingen (kreis)|Bingen]])<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1929 [[Büdesheim (Bingen)|Büdesheim]] | |||
* 1939 [[Gaulsheim]] | |||
* 1939 [[Kempten (Bingen)|Kempten]] | |||
* 1969 [[Bingerbrück]] | |||
* 1972 [[Dietersheim (Bingen)|Dietersheim]] | |||
* 1972 [[Dromersheim]] | |||
* 1972 [[Sponsheim]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show St. Martin, the patron saint of the town and the arms of the [[Mainz (state)|State of Mainz]]. | The arms show St. Martin, the patron saint of the town and the arms of the [[Mainz (state)|State of Mainz]]. | ||
Bingen became a city in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and the oldest seal of the city, shows St. Martin sitting on a throne like a bishop. This is an identical seal as several other cities in the State of Mainz (see [[Miltenberg]] and [[Aschaffenburg]]). | Bingen became a city in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and the oldest seal of the city, shows St. Martin sitting on a throne like a bishop. This is an identical seal as several other cities in the State of Mainz (see [[Mainz]], [[Miltenberg]] and [[Aschaffenburg]]). | ||
Later seals show St. Martin in the more common way, as a knight cutting his coat for a beggar. Not always was St. Martin shown on the arms, sometimes only the wheel of Mainz was used. | Later seals show St. Martin in the more common way, as a knight cutting his coat for a beggar. Not always was St. Martin shown on the arms, sometimes only the wheel of Mainz was used. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:bingenrz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bingen am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Bingen am Rhein|The 14th century seal of Bingen | |||
File:bingenrz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bingen am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Bingen am Rhein|The early 19th century seal of Bingen | |||
File:bingenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bingen am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Bingen am Rhein|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:bingen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bingen am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Bingen am Rhein|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
| | File:bingen.cva.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bingen am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Bingen am Rhein|The arms in the [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] album, +/- 1910 | ||
File:2936.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bingen am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Bingen am Rhein|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Rheinland-Pfalz]] | |||
[[Category:Mainz-Bingen]] | [[Category:Mainz-Bingen]] | ||
[[Category:Bingen]] | [[Category:Bingen]] | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Rheinland-Pfalz  District (Kreis) : Mainz-Bingen  (until 1969 Bingen) Additions:
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Origin/meaning
The arms show St. Martin, the patron saint of the town and the arms of the State of Mainz.
Bingen became a city in the early 13th century and the oldest seal of the city, shows St. Martin sitting on a throne like a bishop. This is an identical seal as several other cities in the State of Mainz (see Mainz, Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg).
Later seals show St. Martin in the more common way, as a knight cutting his coat for a beggar. Not always was St. Martin shown on the arms, sometimes only the wheel of Mainz was used.
Image gallery
The 14th century seal of Bingen
The early 19th century seal of Bingen
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
The arms in the Abadie albums
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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