Bad Ems

BAD EMS

State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis):Rhein-Lahn Kreis (until 1969 Unterlahnkreis)
Verbandsgemeinde:Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems-Nassau (until 2019 Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems)

Official blazon

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English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show St. Martin, the patron saint of the city. Already the oldest 15^th century seals show the saint with the sun and stars. In the 19^th century a green base was added, but it was removed again when the arms were officially granted in 1908. In 1912 the prefix Bad was granted.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature:Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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