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The arms of Dresden already appear on the seal of the city in 1309. | The arms of Dresden already appear on the seal of the city in 1309. | ||
The seal may be older as Dresden received city rights already in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The arms have ever since been used by the city. From the 16<sup>th</sup> century the city often used a helmet and mantling, but these were abolished in 1926. The arms show the lion of [[Meissen]] and the pales of [[Landsberg]]. The original pales were blue, but the colour was likely changed to distinguish the arms from the Counts of Meissen-Landsberg and the city of [[Leipzig]]. | The seal may be older as Dresden received city rights already in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The arms have ever since been used by the city. From the 16<sup>th</sup> century the city often used a helmet and mantling, but these were abolished in 1926. The arms show the lion of [[Meissen]] and the pales of [[Landsberg]]. The original pales were blue, but the colour was likely changed to distinguish the arms from the [[Margravate of Meissen|Counts of Meissen]]-Landsberg and the city of [[Leipzig]]. | ||
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