Sankt Josef (Steiermark)

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Official blazon
German	Im zweimal geteilten Schild oben in Blau ein nach links schwimmender silberner Fisch, im goldenen Mittelfeld ein blaues Zimmermannsbeil, unten in Grün ein liegender goldener Maiskolben über einem goldenen Apfel.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on 7 May, 1973.

The arms contains references to fertile soil and agriculture in general (apple, maize, fish) as well as to the municipality's patron saint (Josef, with his symbol the carpenter's axe).

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Postal cancellation

Literature: Image provided by Karl Palfrader , MStLA 24 (1974), p. 26

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