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(de) In Silber ein aufrechter roter Greif mit goldener Bewehrung, mit der linken Hinterpranke auf einem gespaltenen, zweiästigen und vierblättrigen Eichenbaumstumpf in natürlichen Farben stehend. | (de) In Silber ein aufrechter roter Greif mit goldener Bewehrung, mit der linken Hinterpranke auf einem gespaltenen, zweiästigen und vierblättrigen Eichenbaumstumpf in natürlichen Farben stehend. | ||
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The arms are canting, a griffin (Greif) and a tree (Wald=forest). These symbols already appear on the oldest known seal of Greifswald, dating from before 1255. The basic image never changed since. | The arms are canting, a griffin (Greif) and a tree (Wald=forest). These symbols already appear on the oldest known seal of Greifswald, dating from before 1255. The basic image never changed since. | ||