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Gevelsberg received city rights in 1886. As no historical seals of arms were known the above arms were designed and granted | Gevelsberg received city rights in 1886. As no historical seals of arms were known the above arms were designed and granted on March 9, 1903. | ||
Although the official description mentions a golden shield, all images until the 1970s show the shield as silver. Presently the city uses the arms with a golden shield. The small shield was described as gold with a black wheel, but the image of the grant shows the small shield red. Later images (Meyer, Hupp) show the wheel blue (see below). | Although the official description mentions a golden shield, all images until the 1970s show the shield as silver. Presently the city uses the arms with a golden shield. The small shield was described as gold with a black wheel, but the image of the grant shows the small shield red. Later images (Meyer, Hupp) show the wheel blue (see below). | ||