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(de) In Blau auf grünem Boden ein springender goldener Wolf mit einem silbernen Lamm im Rachen. | (de) In Blau auf grünem Boden ein springender goldener Wolf mit einem silbernen Lamm im Rachen. | ||
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The arms of the city show a wolf holding a lamb. This composition already appeared on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1442. The meaning is noit known, probably the wolf is a canting symbol (lupus is Latin for wolf). | The arms of the city show a wolf holding a lamb. This composition already appeared on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1442. The meaning is noit known, probably the wolf is a canting symbol (lupus is Latin for wolf). | ||