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'''UNTERFRANKEN'''  
'''UNTERFRANKEN'''  


State : [[Bayern]]
State : [[Bayern]]


[[File:unterfranken.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:unterfranken.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
{| class="wikitable"
Geteilt; oben in Rot nebeneinander drei aufsteigende silberne Spitzen; unten gespalten: vorn in Blau ein schräg gestelltes, Silber/Rot gevierteiltes Fähnchen an goldener Stange; hinten in Rot ein silbernes Rad.
|+Official blazon
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|'''German'''
| Geteilt; oben in Rot nebeneinander drei aufsteigende silberne Spitzen; unten gespalten: vorn in Blau ein schräg gestelltes, Silber/Rot gevierteiltes Fähnchen an goldener Stange; hinten in Rot ein silbernes Rad.
|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms show in the upper part the points of the arms of Franken. The lower part shows the banner of the State of Würzburg and the wheel of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]]. Until 1803 the largest part of the area belonged to either one of these States.
The arms show in the upper part the points of the arms of Franken. The lower part shows the banner of the State of Würzburg and the wheel of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]]. Until 1803 the largest part of the area belonged to either one of these States.


The arms were also used by the former Kreis Unterfranken, but with the royal crown:
The arms were also used by the former Kreis Unterfranken, but with the royal crown:
[[File:unterfra.amt.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:unterfra.amt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 


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{{media}}
{{media}}


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Image and information taken from here : http://www.stmukwk.bayern.de/blz/bezirke/bezirke.html; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s
'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Image and information taken from here : http://www.stmukwk.bayern.de/blz/bezirke/bezirke.html; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s


[[Category:Germany (other)]]
[[Category:Germany (other)]]
[[Category:Bayern]]
[[Category:Bayern]]

Latest revision as of 07:15, 20 March 2025

UNTERFRANKEN

State : Bayern

Wappen von Unterfranken/Arms (crest) of Unterfranken
Official blazon
German Geteilt; oben in Rot nebeneinander drei aufsteigende silberne Spitzen; unten gespalten: vorn in Blau ein schräg gestelltes, Silber/Rot gevierteiltes Fähnchen an goldener Stange; hinten in Rot ein silbernes Rad.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show in the upper part the points of the arms of Franken. The lower part shows the banner of the State of Würzburg and the wheel of the State of Mainz. Until 1803 the largest part of the area belonged to either one of these States.

The arms were also used by the former Kreis Unterfranken, but with the royal crown:

Wappen von Unterfranken/Arms (crest) of Unterfranken




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