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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show the lion, helmet and crest of the | The arms show the lion, helmet and crest of the Governors (Vogt) of Weida, the Lords of Reuss von Plauen, who ruled the city for a long period in medieval times. The arms thus have not changed for many centuries. | ||
The oldest known seal of Gera dates from 1350. This and all later seals showed already the lion. The family used the lion already in the 12th century, but the origin is not very clear. | |||
Some seals of Gera from 1900-1930: | Some seals of Gera from 1900-1930: | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:geraz1.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von Gera]] | |align="center"|[[File:geraz1.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von Gera]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:gera3.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] | |align="center"|[[File:gera3.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:geraz2.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] | |align="center"|[[File:geraz2.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:geraz4.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] | |align="center"|[[File:geraz4.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:gera4.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] <br/>Arms from the city from around 1900. | |align="center"|[[File:gera4.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] <br/>Arms from the city from around 1900. | ||
|align="center"|[[File:gera1.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:gera1.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von Gera]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:3040.aba.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |align="center"|[[File:3040.aba.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
|align="center"|[[File:gera.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] album, +/- 1910 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:gera.abd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abdulla-Deutsche Städtewappen|Abdulla]] album, 1928 | |align="center"|[[File:gera.abd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abdulla-Deutsche Städtewappen|Abdulla]] album, 1928 | ||
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