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In Gold ein mit einer silbernen Schrägleiste überdeckter, rot bewehrter schwarzer Löwe, der oben von einem waagrechten, beiderseits von je einem aufrechten blauen Fisch begleitet ist. | In Gold ein mit einer silbernen Schrägleiste überdeckter, rot bewehrter schwarzer Löwe, der oben von einem waagrechten, beiderseits von je einem aufrechten blauen Fisch begleitet ist. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The oldest known seal of the city, which probably dates from 1313 when the city rights were granted, showed a shield with the lion, surrounded, outside the shield, by three fish. [[weismainz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The first seal of the city.The lion is the lion of the State of Bamberg, to which the city belonged until 1803. The fish probably indicate the importance of fisheries for the city at the time. | The oldest known seal of the city, which probably dates from 1313 when the city rights were granted, showed a shield with the lion, surrounded, outside the shield, by three fish. [[weismainz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The first seal of the city.The lion is the lion of the State of Bamberg, to which the city belonged until 1803. The fish probably indicate the importance of fisheries for the city at the time. | ||