Regensberg

REGENSBERG

Official blazon

In Rot über grünem Sechsberg ein in zwei Wolken endender silberner Regenbogen.

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing rain (Regen) and a rainbow over hills (Berg). The composition first appears on the seals of the city in the 13th century. During the centuries the composition has not changed, although the colours have differed widely.

The first seal (used from 1255)
The arms around 1500
The arms in 1860
The arms on a postcard (pre 1940)
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

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Literature : Ziegler, 1977