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The arms of the city (German name Haynau) show a city with in the gate the eagle of Silezia and above the city a sun and crescent. The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1300. On the seal the small eagle was placed on a shield, but since the 17<sup>th</sup> century the eagle was placed directly in the gate. | The arms of the city (old German name Haynau) show a city with in the gate the eagle of Silezia and above the city a sun and crescent. The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1300. On the seal the small eagle was placed on a shield, but since the 17<sup>th</sup> century the eagle was placed directly in the gate. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:haynauz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:haynauz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:haynauz2.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:haynau.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:haynau.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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CHOJNÓW
Province: Dolny Śląsk
County: Legnica
Origin/meaning
The arms of the city (old German name Haynau) show a city with in the gate the eagle of Silezia and above the city a sun and crescent. The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1300. On the seal the small eagle was placed on a shield, but since the 17th century the eagle was placed directly in the gate.
 Seal from around 1900 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
 The arms as shown around 1970 |
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