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The arms show a birch tree as a canting symbol (Birke). The chequered shield is the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, who ruled the village and city (city rights were granted in 1332) from the 13<sup>th</sup> century until 1437. The number of fields in the small shield varies as it is not officially described. | The arms show a birch tree as a canting symbol (Birke). The chequered shield is the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, who ruled the village and city (city rights were granted in 1332) from the 13<sup>th</sup> century until 1437. The number of fields in the small shield varies as it is not officially described. | ||
Hupp showed a variant with much less fields : | Hupp showed a variant with much less fields, see image below. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Birkenfeld.hagd.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city(image Ralf Fischer) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}4.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city(image Ralf Fischer) | |||
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