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The arms were already granted on March 22, 1617 when the town was founded by the Danish King Christian IV. The female figure symbolises luck, making it a canting symbol (Glück=luck). Even though the size and shape of the figure have changed widely during the centuries, the arms basically did not change. | The arms were already granted on March 22, 1617 when the town was founded by the Danish King Christian IV. The female figure symbolises luck, making it a canting symbol (Glück=luck). Even though the size and shape of the figure have changed widely during the centuries, the arms basically did not change. | ||
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File:Glückstadt1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
File:gluckstadtz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|Seal from around 1900 | |||
| | File:Gluckstadt.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | ||
File:gluckstadt.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|alt=Wappen von Glückstadt / Arms of Glückstadt|Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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GLÜCKSTADT
State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Steinburg
Additions ; 1974 Blomesche Wildnis, Borsfleth, Engelbrechtsche Wildnis, Herzhorn
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In Blau die silberne unbekleidete Glücksgöttin Fortuna mit goldenen Haaren, die mit dem rechten Fuß auf einer goldenen Kugel steht und mit beiden Händen ein vom Wind geblähtes Segel hält. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were already granted on March 22, 1617 when the town was founded by the Danish King Christian IV. The female figure symbolises luck, making it a canting symbol (Glück=luck). Even though the size and shape of the figure have changed widely during the centuries, the arms basically did not change.
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
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