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On June 12, 1747 King Friedrich II of Prussia granted the town city rights and new arms. The new arms showed in the upper half the Prussian eagle and the horse and hammer in the lower half. These arms were used until 1945. | On June 12, 1747 King Friedrich II of Prussia granted the town city rights and new arms. The new arms showed in the upper half the Prussian eagle and the horse and hammer in the lower half. These arms were used until 1945. | ||
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KOWARY
Province: Dolny Śląsk
County: Jelenia Góra
Official blazon
The arms of the city (German name Schmiedeberg) show a white horse and a miner's hammer. The oldest seal of the mining town, dating from 1454, already showed the horse and hammer.
On June 12, 1747 King Friedrich II of Prussia granted the town city rights and new arms. The new arms showed in the upper half the Prussian eagle and the horse and hammer in the lower half. These arms were used until 1945.
Origin/meaning
Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.
If you have any information on the origin or meaning of these arms, or have additional images that you want to share, please mail us your information !
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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