Aachen
Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis):Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt)
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German | In Gold ein rot bewehrter und rot bezungter schwarzer Adler. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The city used in the Middle Ages seals which showed Charlemagne on a throne. The oldest seals date from the 12th century, and the same picture was used until the 16th century. In the 16th century the Imperial eagle appeared as the city's arms.
The arms have not changed through the years, except during the Napoleonic era. From 1811-1817 the arms showed a globe flanked by four eagles. In a chief there were the three bees of a (French) Imperial city.
Image gallery
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
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The arms 1811-1817
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album +/- 1905
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the city (source)
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms on a cover (with Reims)
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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