Amberg (Oberpfalz)

AMBERG

State : Bayern
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Amberg
Additions : 1972 Ammersricht, Gailoh, Karmensölden, Raigering

Official blazon

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 13^th century. The arms first appear on the seals in the 14^th century and have basically not changed since. In the 16th and 17^th 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.

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  The arms by Apian (1559)

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  The arms in the late 15th century

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  The arms in a manuscript from 1565

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  The arms in a 16th century manuscript

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  The 'old' arms by Tyroff (1835)

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  The 'new' arms by Tyroff (1835)

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  Seal from around 1900

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)

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  Local emergency money from 1921

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms in the Abadie albums

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  The arms in an album +/- 1905

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  The arms in an album, 1950s

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  The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum

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  The arms in an album from 1930s

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  The arms in an album from 1968

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.