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 The arms were officially granted on November 20, 1876.
-The arms show the rose of the older arms of the city, combined with the lion of Saarbrücken. The large arms as shown above, show the city arms as an escutcheon on the Royal Prussian eagle.
+The arms show the arms of the combined cities of Sankt Johann and Saarbrücken as used from 1456-1856 as an escutcheon on the Royal Prussian eagle. The arms were also used as 'small arms', i.e. without the Prussian eagle
+{|align="center"
+|align="center"|[[File:st-johann3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The small arms from 1876
+|}
-The smaller arms, shown below, show the city arms in a black and white bordure. The rose as arms of the city was adopted in 1859 when Sankt Johann became a separate city.
+Sankt Johann became a separate city in 1859 and from 1859-1876 only a red rose was used as arms. The origin of the rose is not known, but was used as the symbol for the city since 1456.
 {|align="center"
-|align="center"|[[File:st-johann3.jpg|center]] <br/>The small arms from 1876
+|align="center"|[[File:st-johann.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms of 1859
-|align="center"|[[File:st-johann.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms of 1859
 |}