Bonn

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	BONN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1904 Dottendorf 1904 Endenich 1904 Kessenich 1904 Poppelsdorf 1969 Amt Duisdorf 1969 Beuel 1969 Bad Godesberg 1969 Buschdorf 1969 Duisdorf 1969 Ippendorf 1969 Lengsdorf 1969 Lessenich 1969 Röttgen 1969 Holzlar 1969 Oberkassel Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.73559999999999803321770741604268550872802734375,"lon":7.09740000000000037516656448133289813995361328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	(1971) Geteilt von Silber und Rot, oben ein durchgehendes schwarzes Balkenkreuz, unten ein hersehender schreitender goldener Löwe. (until 1971) Geteilt von Silber und Blau, oben ein durchgehendes, silbern-schwarz geständertes Balkenkreuz, unten ein schreitender goldener Löwe.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 4 1971.

Bonn received city rights probably in the early 13^th century. The oldest seal, known since 1250, shows the patron saint, St. Cassius, depicted as a knight. The next seal, dating from the 14^th century, shows the cross of Köln and the lion. The area was part of the diocese of Köln. The lion is a symbol for the old 'Dingstuhl' or justice-place. The lion is often named 'Wölfchen' (little wolf) or 'Leopard' and is sometimes shown standing on a boar. On the ante-seals of the city only the lion is shown.

During the years the colours of the lower half of the arms have changed often. The most widely used colours were a red lion on a blue shiled, generally used from 1792-1971. But Hupp showed in the 1930s the arms with a silver field. Similarly, as can be seen from the images below, the lion has been crowned and with or without golden nails.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms on a coin from 1699
The arms on a medal from 1871
he arms in 1898
The arms in 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms on a postcard, 1900-1905
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
Municipal tax stamp, 1950s.
The arms in the 1960s

Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Nagel, Rheinisches Wappenbuch

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