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'''SOLINGEN''' | '''SOLINGEN''' | ||
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Additions : 1889 [[Dorp]]; 1929 [[Gräfrath]], Höhscheid, [[Ohligs]], [[Wald (Solingen)|Wald]]; 1974 [[Burg an der Wupper]] | Additions : 1889 [[Dorp]]; 1929 [[Gräfrath]], Höhscheid, [[Ohligs]], [[Wald (Solingen)|Wald]]; 1974 [[Burg an der Wupper]] | ||
[[File:solingen.jpg|center]] | [[File:solingen.jpg|center|Wappen von Solingen]] | ||
====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
In Blau ein goldener Anker, zwei silberne, schräg gekreuzte, gestürzte Schwerter mit goldenen Griffen überdeckend und mit den Spitzen verschränkt. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
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In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the present arms appear (oldest known image from 1670). The saint is replaced by his symbol, the anchor. The swords symbolise the local iron industry, which already in the 17<sup>th</sup> century was famous for its swords and knives. | In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the present arms appear (oldest known image from 1670). The saint is replaced by his symbol, the anchor. The swords symbolise the local iron industry, which already in the 17<sup>th</sup> century was famous for its swords and knives. | ||
The large arms of the city, which are rarely used, if at all, have two wolves as supporters and a mural crown. | The large arms of the city, which are rarely used, if at all, have two wolves as supporters and a mural crown. The city only uses the mural crown. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:solingenz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:solingenz1.jpg|center|Siegel von Solingen]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:solingen.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:solingen.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von Solingen]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:3306.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von Solingen]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
|align="center"|[[File:solingen.him.jpg|center|Wappen von Solingen]] <br/>The arms on a 1960s matchox label | |||
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