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The arms were already granted on March 22, 1617 when the town was founded by the Danish King Christian IV. The female figure symbolises luck, making it a canting symbol (Glück=luck). Even though the size and shape of the figure have changed widely during the centuries, the arms basically did not change. | The arms were already granted on March 22, 1617 when the town was founded by the Danish King Christian IV. The female figure symbolises luck, making it a canting symbol (Glück=luck). Even though the size and shape of the figure have changed widely during the centuries, the arms basically did not change. | ||
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File:Glückstadt1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
File:gluckstadtz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|Seal from around 1900 | |||
| | File:Gluckstadt.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | ||
File:gluckstadt.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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