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The arms combine the arms of the four territories to which the largest part of the area historically belonged. The lion is the lion of the State of [[ | The arms combine the arms of the four territories to which the largest part of the area historically belonged. The lion is the lion of the State of [[Bamberg]], the quartered shield the arms of the Margraves of Nürnberg-Ansbach from the House Hohenzollern; the bars and crown are the arms of [[Sachsen]] and symbolise the former Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg. The base shows the points, the traditional arms of Franken. | ||
The arms of the Kreis Oberfranken, which existed until 1945 were rather different: | The arms of the Kreis Oberfranken, which existed until 1945 were rather different: | ||