Rostock
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ROSTOCK
State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Urban District (Stadtkreis) : Hansestadt Rostock
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| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms combine the griffin of the Princes of Rostock with the arms of the Hanseatic League of cities. The griffin first appears on the second known seal of the city, which is known since 1367. The first seal showed a bull's head with a sun and a crescent. The third seal also shows only the griffin(below). The bull's head is the arms of Mecklenburg and the princes of Rostock were a branch of the Dukes of Mecklenburg.
 Seal from 1351 |
 Seal from 1384 |
 Small seal from late 14th century |
 The arms in a manuscript from 1514 |
 The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |
 The arms on a 1567 coin |
 The arms on a 1643 coin |
 The arms on a 1762 coin |
 The arms on a 1855 coin |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the Abdulla album, 1928 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
 Postal cancellation 1976 |
 The arms on a a stamp |
 The arms on a manhole cover (source]) |
Literature: Das Wappen der Hansestadt Rostock, leaflet published by the city of Rostock, 1993; Bensing et al, 1984.