Wäschenbeuren

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Official blazon
German	In einem von Rot und Grün durch einen silbernen Schräglinksbalken geteilten Schild hinter einem goldenen Tisch eine schwarz gekleidete Frau (Wäscherin) mit silberner Kopfbedeckung, mit der Linken ein über den Tisch gelegtes silbernes Leintuch und in der erhobenen Rechten einen goldenen Schlegel haltend, links unten ein ovaler, hochkant gestellter goldener Waschzuber.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1491 by King Maximilian I. The arms show a lady doing the laundry (Wäsche), a canting element. The meaning of the background colours is not known. The arms never changed since, but the original grant was destroyed in 1945.

Image gallery

Postal cancellation
The arms in an album from 1952

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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