Gräfenthal
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GRÄFENTHAL
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Official blazon
Geteilt von Rot über Gold; oben wachsend der Rumpf einer hersehenden Mohrin in goldenem Kleid und mit goldenem Turban, unten ein springender schwarzer Löwe mit roter Zunge.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 7, 1477.
The arms were granted by Konrad von Pappenheim and show in the upper part the female Moor, which was used on the arms of the counts of Pappenheim. The lower part shows the lion of the arms of the Counts of Orlamünde, who ruled the city before the Pappenheim dynasty (which ruled from 1438-1621).
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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