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In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the present arms appear on the seals and have not changed since. The lion is the lion of the Pfalz, as the town belonged to the Pfalz. The sun and stars symbolise a rising sun, a canting element for the first part of the name (Ost=east, the sun rises in the east). The arms were officially granted in 1651 and again in 1959. | In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the present arms appear on the seals and have not changed since. The lion is the lion of the Pfalz, as the town belonged to the Pfalz. The sun and stars symbolise a rising sun, a canting element for the first part of the name (Ost=east, the sun rises in the east). The arms were officially granted in 1651 and again in 1959. | ||
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| | File:Osthofen.sc.jpg|alt=Wppen von Osthofen / Arms of Osthofen|The image in a [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|book]] from 1910 | ||
File:osthofen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wppen von Osthofen / Arms of Osthofen|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:Osthofen60.jpg|alt=Wppen von Osthofen / Arms of Osthofen|Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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