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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms of the city of Erfurt show a silver wheel in red; these are the arms of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]] to which the city historically belonged until 1802. <br> | The arms of the city of Erfurt show a silver wheel in red; these are the arms of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]] to which the city historically belonged until 1802. <br> | ||
The wheel appeared for the first time as symbol of the city since the early | The wheel appeared for the first time as symbol of the city since the early 15<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest images showed a wheel with eight spokes, but already in medieval times it was changed to the six spokes that are still used. | ||
The oldest seal of the city dates from the late | The oldest seal of the city dates from the late 12<sup>th</sup> century and shows St. Martin, the patron saint of the archdiocese of Mainz in a gate. Several later seals all showed the saint in different positions. Only in a small seal from 1646 the wheel appeared for the first time. Only from the middle of the 17<sup>th</sup> century the main seals of the city showed the arms with the wheel. | ||
When the city became part of Prussia in 1804 a new seal was made, showing the arms with the wheel. The shield was held by two savages (one male, one female) and above the shield was a helmet and as a crest a wheel with peacock feathers. A second seal with a similar design was made in 1843. | When the city became part of Prussia in 1804 a new seal was made, showing the arms with the wheel. The shield was held by two savages (one male, one female) and above the shield was a helmet and as a crest a wheel with peacock feathers. A second seal with a similar design was made in 1843. | ||
The savages were no longer used in the late | The savages were no longer used in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century and occasionally in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century the helmet and crest were used. After 1918 the arms were no longer shown with the helmet and crest either. | ||
===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Erfurtcg116.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a | File:Erfurtcg116.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a 15<sup>th</sup> century manuscript | ||
File:Erfurtjr.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495) | File:Erfurtjr.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495) | ||
File:Erfurt1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms around 1500 | File:Erfurt1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms around 1500 | ||
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File:Erfurt1576.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a manuscript from 1576 | File:Erfurt1576.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a manuscript from 1576 | ||
File:Erfurtgb.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a manuscript from 1584 | File:Erfurtgb.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a manuscript from 1584 | ||
File:Erfurt16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms| | File:Erfurt16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16<sup>th</sup> century manuscript]] | ||
File:Erfurt17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a | File:Erfurt17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms in a 17<sup>th</sup> century manuscript | ||
File:Erfurtc1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms on a 1617 coin | File:Erfurtc1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms on a 1617 coin | ||
File:Erfurtc2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms on a 1801 coin | File:Erfurtc2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|The arms on a 1801 coin | ||
File:erfurt2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|Tthe arms of Erfurt from the first half of the | File:erfurt2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|Tthe arms of Erfurt from the first half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century | ||
File:Erfurt1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|A municipal stamp shown in 1892 | File:Erfurt1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|A municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
File:Erfurt1892a.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|A municipal stamp shown in 1892 | File:Erfurt1892a.jpg|alt=Wappen von Erfurt/Arms (crest) of Erfurt|A municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||