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County: [[Pleszew (county)|Pleszew]] | County: [[Pleszew (county)|Pleszew]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Gdansk has a complicated history. The city was founded in 997 and became a possession of the Teutonic Order in 1308. It received (German) city rights in 1343, but the oldest seal dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century and reads civitatis, indicating that the town may have received city rights before 1308. | Gdansk has a complicated history. The city was founded in 997 and became a possession of the Teutonic Order in 1308. It received (German) city rights in 1343, but the oldest seal dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century and reads civitatis, indicating that the town may have received city rights before 1308. | ||
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The oldest seal of Gdansk dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century and only showed St. Mary. The seal read Sigillu antique civitatis Gdasz. On a seal known since 1299 the town is called Danzikh, and the seal shows a Kogge (typical ship of the Hanseatic League). Again a later seal, from the middle of the 14<sup>th</sup> century, shows St. Catherine, standing over a tyrant. | The oldest seal of Gdansk dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century and only showed St. Mary. The seal read Sigillu antique civitatis Gdasz. On a seal known since 1299 the town is called Danzikh, and the seal shows a Kogge (typical ship of the Hanseatic League). Again a later seal, from the middle of the 14<sup>th</sup> century, shows St. Catherine, standing over a tyrant. | ||
The crosses first appear on a small seal from 1402. The crosses are not separate, but joined together. The first Polish seal, from the end of the 15<sup>th</sup> century, shows St. Bartholomeus, not the crosses. At the same time two small seals are used, which still show the ship. On one of these a small shield with the two crosses is seen. From around 1460 the crosses are present on most seals. Ever since the crosses have been part of the arms of the city. | The crosses first appear on a small seal from 1402. The crosses are not separate, but joined together. The first Polish seal, from the end of the 15<sup>th</sup> century, shows St. Bartholomeus, not the crosses. At the same time two small seals are used, which still show the ship. On one of these a small shield with the two crosses is seen. From around 1460 the crosses are present on most seals. Ever since the crosses have been part of the arms of the city. | ||
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===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:danzigz1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The seal from around 1400 | ||
File:danzigz2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The seal from the late 16<sup>th</sup> century | |||
File:danzigz3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The small seal from the middle of the 15<sup>th</sup> century showing a fish and boat. | |||
File:gdanskc4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a coin from 1547 | |||
File:gdanskc1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a coin from 1698 | |||
File:gdanskc2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a coin from 1809 | |||
File:gdanskc3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a coin from 1930 | |||
File:Gdańsk1514.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in a manuscript from 1514 | |||
File:Gdańsk16.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | |||
File:Gdańsk17.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in a 17th century manuscript | |||
File:danzigz4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:062b.wsa.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910) | |||
File:danzig.cva.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in the [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] album, +/- 1910 | |||
File:Danzig.hagdo.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1915 | |||
File:danzig.emm.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in the [[Emmerlinge Series]], +/- 1920 | |||
File:0650.aba.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:025.ad.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in a 1930s [[Abdulla-Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte|album]] | |||
File:Gdansk1939.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a 1939 postcard | |||
File:Gdansk1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms as shown in 1963 | |||
File:Gdansk.wsp.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a 1960s [[Wspolna Sprawa Postcards|postcard]] | |||
File:Gdansk2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms as shown in 1994 | |||
File:Gdańskg.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in the town ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Gdansk/Gdansk_BramaMariacka_2eSteen.jpg source]) | |||
File:Gdańskm.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a manhole cover | |||
File:Gdańskm1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms on a manhole cover | |||
| | File:gdansklights.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gdańsk/Wappen von Danzig|The arms in the city (2023) | ||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Poland|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Polish Municipalities G]] | [[Category:Polish Municipalities G]] | ||
[[Category:Pomorze]] | [[Category:Pomorze]] | ||