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====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
Reichenhall received city rights in the middle of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest seal shows a Agnus Dei, but already on the second seal (also dating from the 13<sup>th</sup> century) the above arms appear | Reichenhall received city rights in the middle of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest seal shows a Agnus Dei, but already on the second seal (also dating from the 13<sup>th</sup> century) the above arms appear. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall-1279.jpg|center|350 px]] <br/>Seal from 1279 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall-1301.jpg|center|350 px]] <br/>Seal from 1301 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall-1323.jpg|center|350 px]] <br/>Seal from 1279 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:bad-reichenhallz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:bad-reichenhallz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
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The combination of panther, the symbol of Niederbayern, and the diamonds symbolises that the city was a possession of the Wittelsbach family, Dukes of Bayern. Even though the combination has not changed since, the panther has been misinterpreted and shown as the lion of the Pfalz or as a griffin. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:reichenhall-bad.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:reichenhall-bad.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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Different versions of the arms on the city hall: | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall1.hagd.jpg|center|750 px]] <br/> | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall2.hagd.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/> | |||
|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall3.hagd.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/> | |||
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Other uses in the city: | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall4.hagd.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a mural in the city | |||
|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall6.hagd.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on the local spa | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:badreichenhall5.hagd.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a boat in nearby Königsee Lake | |||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||