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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on August 2, 1951. | The arms were granted on August 2, 1951. | ||
The lion in the arms is the lion of [[Nassau]], as the Counts of Nassau held large areas if the district in historical times. The trefoils are taken from the arms of the city of [[Usingen]]. Usingen was also the seat of the Princes of Nassau-Usingen since 1651. | The lion in the arms is the lion of [[Nassau]], as the Counts of Nassau held large areas if the district in historical times. The trefoils are taken from the arms of the city of [[Usingen]]. Usingen was also the seat of the Princes of Nassau-Usingen since 1651. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1969 | |||
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