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Vorarlberg did not have its own arms until 1863, when Emperor Franz Joseph I granted rather complicated arms. The shield showed nine fields :<br> | Vorarlberg did not have its own arms until 1863, when Emperor Franz Joseph I granted rather complicated arms. The shield showed nine fields :<br> | ||
[[File:voralberglarge.jpg|400 px|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
I : The arms of the city of [[Bregenz]]. Bregenz became part of Austria in 1523.<br> | I : The arms of the city of [[Bregenz]]. Bregenz became part of Austria in 1523.<br> | ||
II : The arms of the county of [[County of Sonnenberg|Sonnenberg]]; in blue a golden sun above a mountain. Sonneberg became part of Austria in 1474.<br> | II : The arms of the county of [[County of Sonnenberg|Sonnenberg]]; in blue a golden sun above a mountain. Sonneberg became part of Austria in 1474.<br> | ||
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The present arms were granted in 1923 and only showed the former escutcheon, the arms of the Counts of Montfort. | The present arms were granted in 1923 and only showed the former escutcheon, the arms of the Counts of Montfort. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Vorarlbergski.jpg|center|Wappen von Vorarlberg / Arms of Vorarlberg]] <br/>The arms near a ski lift | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Gall, 1996 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Gall, 1996 | ||
[[Category:Austria]] | |||
[Category:Vorarlberg]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1923]] | [[Category:Granted 1923]] | ||