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The arms of Poznan show St. Peter and St. Paul on the city walls. The two crossed keys are the symbol of St. Peter. The small shield with the eagle is the arms of the Piast dynasty, the first royal family of Poland 950 - 1372. | The arms of Poznan show St. Peter and St. Paul on the city walls. The two crossed keys are the symbol of St. Peter. The small shield with the eagle is the arms of the Piast dynasty, the first royal family of Poland 950 - 1372. | ||
The arms already appear on the seals of the city from the early | The arms already appear on the seals of the city from the early 14<sup>th</sup> century and have basically not changed since. Only the colour of the shield has sometimes been shown as red. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:poznanz2.jpg|center|400 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Original | |align="center"|[[File:poznanz2.jpg|center|400 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Original 14<sup>th</sup> century seal (image State Archives Poznań) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:poznanz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:poznanz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:poznanz3.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:poznanz3.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
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'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Plewako and Wanag, 1994 | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:00, 20 March 2025
POZNAŃ
Province: Wielkopolska
Free urban district
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Origin/meaning
The arms of Poznan show St. Peter and St. Paul on the city walls. The two crossed keys are the symbol of St. Peter. The small shield with the eagle is the arms of the Piast dynasty, the first royal family of Poland 950 - 1372.
The arms already appear on the seals of the city from the early 14th century and have basically not changed since. Only the colour of the shield has sometimes been shown as red.
 Original 14th century seal (image State Archives Poznań) |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1915 |
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 The large, middle and small arms in the Kawa Hag album +/- 1932 |
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Literature: Plewako and Wanag, 1994
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