Gai

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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GAI

State : Steiermark
District : Leoben

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Origin/meaning :
Arms granted March 13th, 1989.

The coat of arms displays the Bird's Foot (Hornklee, a special sort of clover). The plant is usually used as fodder. Stock-farming is very important in Gai, which lies in a mountainous part of Styria.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA Folge 40 (1990), p. 30