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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show St. George, the patron saint of the Benedictan Abbey of St. George. The abbey was moved in 1007 from Hohentwiel to what is now Stein am Rhein. The town developed around the abbey and became part of Switzerland in the | The arms show St. George, the patron saint of the Benedictan Abbey of St. George. The abbey was moved in 1007 from Hohentwiel to what is now Stein am Rhein. The town developed around the abbey and became part of Switzerland in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The monastery was abandoned after the Reformation, but the saint remained in the arms. The arms are already known since 1485. | ||
In the Coffee Hag albums there are different versions of the arms shown, see images below. The saint has been depicted in different ways and also facing either left or right. I have no information on the origin of the oldest Coffee Hag arms with the divided shield. | In the Coffee Hag albums there are different versions of the arms shown, see images below. The saint has been depicted in different ways and also facing either left or right. I have no information on the origin of the oldest Coffee Hag arms with the divided shield. | ||
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===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Stein am Rheinz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The seal from the early | File:Stein am Rheinz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The seal from the early 14<sup>th</sup> century | ||
File:Stein am Rheinz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The seal from the mid | File:Stein am Rheinz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The seal from the mid 15<sup>th</sup> century | ||
File:Stein am Rheinz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The seal from | File:Stein am Rheinz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The seal from 15<sup>th</sup> century | ||
File:Stein am Rhein1485.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The arms in 1485 | File:Stein am Rhein1485.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The arms in 1485 | ||
File:Stein am Rhein1860.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The arms in 1860 | File:Stein am Rhein1860.jpg|alt=Wappen von Stein am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Stein am Rhein|The arms in 1860 | ||