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'''BRANDENBURG''' | '''BRANDENBURG''' | ||
[[File:brandenburgstate.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:brandenburgstate.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially adopted on January 30, 1991. | The arms were officially adopted on January 30, 1991. | ||
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In 1417 Friedrich VI of Hohenzollern, Count of Nürnberg, was appointed Margrave of Brandenburg on the Concilium of Konstanz by Emperor Sigismund. The Emperor also gave him a sceptre as a symbol for his new territory. He used this sceptre in his personal arms in gold on blue, but it was not used widely in the arms of the territory itself. Only in 1864 the sceptre was added as a breast-shield on the eagle. | In 1417 Friedrich VI of Hohenzollern, Count of Nürnberg, was appointed Margrave of Brandenburg on the Concilium of Konstanz by Emperor Sigismund. The Emperor also gave him a sceptre as a symbol for his new territory. He used this sceptre in his personal arms in gold on blue, but it was not used widely in the arms of the territory itself. Only in 1864 the sceptre was added as a breast-shield on the eagle. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.hes.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
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These arms were continued until 1945 by the Prussian '''Province of Brandenburg'''. The province used three types of arms, as shown below. | These arms were continued until 1945 by the Prussian '''Province of Brandenburg'''. The province used three types of arms, as shown below. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:branden2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The small arms of the Prussian province Brandenburg | |align="center"|[[File:branden2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The small arms of the Prussian province Brandenburg | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:branden3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The middle arms of the Prussian province Brandenburg | |align="center"|[[File:branden3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The middle arms of the Prussian province Brandenburg | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:branden4.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The large arms of the Prussian province Brandenburg | |align="center"|[[File:branden4.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The large arms of the Prussian province Brandenburg | ||
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From 1945-1991 the territory had no official arms. | From 1945-1991 the territory had no official arms. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Ströhl, 1897; Schurdel, 1995 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Ströhl, 1897; Schurdel, 1995 | ||
[[Category:German States]] | [[Category:German States]] | ||
[[Category:Brandenburg]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1991]] | [[Category:Granted 1991]] | ||