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The arms are one of the oldest in the former Kingdom of Hungary and thus also among the oldest in Slovakia. It dates from the first half of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The gate symbolises the city, the tools the importance of mining in the area. | The arms are one of the oldest in the former Kingdom of Hungary and thus also among the oldest in Slovakia. It dates from the first half of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The gate symbolises the city, the tools the importance of mining in the area. | ||
The settlement was founded in the vicinity of rich silver ore deposits most probably in the | The settlement was founded in the vicinity of rich silver ore deposits most probably in the 12<sup>th</sup> century. In the 1340s the community was promoted by the Hungarian King Bela IV to the status of a royal mining town; the coat-of-arms granted on that occasion was changed several times. | ||
In 1788 King Joseph II granted new arms after the town of Štiavnica was combined with the town of Banská Bela. It showed a fortified wall with a tower. The gate with lifted portcullis indicate the status of a free town while the lizards on both sides of the fortification refer to the legend to the effect that the ore lodes were discovered by a lizard. Above the tower was a small shield with crossed mining hammers and four balls between their handles represent the coat-of-arms of the town of Banská Bela. The mining picks placed on both sides of the shield are meant to emphasize the nature of a mining town. These arms are shown below. | In 1788 King Joseph II granted new arms after the town of Štiavnica was combined with the town of Banská Bela. It showed a fortified wall with a tower. The gate with lifted portcullis indicate the status of a free town while the lizards on both sides of the fortification refer to the legend to the effect that the ore lodes were discovered by a lizard. Above the tower was a small shield with crossed mining hammers and four balls between their handles represent the coat-of-arms of the town of Banská Bela. The mining picks placed on both sides of the shield are meant to emphasize the nature of a mining town. These arms are shown below. | ||