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The arms of the city (former names Reichenbach in Schlesien and Rychbach) show the image of the local patron saint, St. George killing the dragon, in front of a city wall. The saint already appeared on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1303, the wall appeared around 50 years later. | The arms of the city (former names Reichenbach in Schlesien and Rychbach) show the image of the local patron saint, St. George killing the dragon, in front of a city wall. The saint already appeared on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1303, the wall appeared around 50 years later. | ||
Although the composition of the arms has not changed since, the colours have varied widely, see below | Although the composition of the arms has not changed since, the colours have varied widely, see below: | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:reichenbachsz1.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:reichenbachsz1.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal from around 1900 | ||