Oberhausen
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OBERHAUSEN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Oberhausen
Additions : 1910 Alstaden, 1929 Osterfeld, Sterkrade, (1917 Holten, Schmachtendorf)
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 21, 1952.
Oberhausen grew from a unimportant village to a large industrial town in the last century and became a city in 1874. The arms show the symbols for mining (hammer), trade (caduceus, staff of Mercure) and industry (tools and wheel).
The first arms were granted on February 29, 1888 by King William (I) of Prussia, showing the first quarter in black and white, the Prussian colours (see below).
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in on a manhole cover (2013) |
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.