Stein am Rhein

STEIN AM RHEIN

Official blazon

(de) In rot der blau gerüstete St. Georg mit gelbem Nimbus und Kreuzschild auf weissem Pferd, den grünen Drachen tötend.

Origin/meaning

The arms show St. George, the patron saint of the Benedictan Abbey of St. George. The abbey was moved in 1007 from Hohentwiel to what is now Stein am Rhein. The town developed around the abbey and became part of Switzerland in the 15th century. The monastery was abandoned after the Reformation, but the saint remained in the arms.

The seal from the early 14th century	The seal from the mid 15th century
The seal from 15th century	The arms in 1860
The arms on a manhole cover

In the Coffee Hag albums below there are different versions of the arms shown. The saint has been depicted in different ways and also facing either left or right. I have no information on the origin of the oldest Coffee Hag arms with the divided shield.


	Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

The arms as used by the town around 2000:

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Literature : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997.; main image by Massimo Ghirardi.