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The arms are a combination of the lion of the Pfalz and the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see the arms of Bayern/Bavaria). The city was a possession of the Wittelsbach family, who were also Counts of the Pfalz. Amberg became a city at the end of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The arms first appear on the seals in the 14<sup>th</sup> century and have basically not changed since. In the 16th and 17<sup>th</sup> century a crowned lion was often added as a supporter, but disappeared again in later times. | The arms are a combination of the lion of the Pfalz and the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see the arms of Bayern/Bavaria). The city was a possession of the Wittelsbach family, who were also Counts of the Pfalz. Amberg became a city at the end of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The arms first appear on the seals in the 14<sup>th</sup> century and have basically not changed since. In the 16th and 17<sup>th</sup> century a crowned lion was often added as a supporter, but disappeared again in later times. | ||
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AMBERG
State : Bayern
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Amberg
Additions : 1972 Ammersricht, Gailoh, Karmensölden, Raigering
German |
Geteilt; oben in Schwarz ein wachsender, rot gekrönter und rot bewehrter goldener Löwe, unten die bayerischen Rauten. |
English | (Oberpfalz) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms are a combination of the lion of the Pfalz and the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see the arms of Bayern/Bavaria). The city was a possession of the Wittelsbach family, who were also Counts of the Pfalz. Amberg became a city at the end of the 13th century. The arms first appear on the seals in the 14th century and have basically not changed since. In the 16th and 17th century a crowned lion was often added as a supporter, but disappeared again in later times.
Older seals only show St. George, the patron saint of the city.
The arms in the late 15th century |
The arms in a manuscript from 1565 |
The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |
The 'old' arms by Tyroff (1835) |
The 'new' arms by Tyroff (1835) |
Seal from around 1900 |
Local emergency money from 1921 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum |
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