Adamov (České Budějovice)

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Official blazon

Czech	Polcený štít. V pravém červeném poli černé písmeno A nad obrácenou kotvou převýšenou korunou, obojí zlaté. Levé pole dělené, nahoře ve stříbrném poli nad zeleným trojvrším kosmý mlátek šikmo přeložený želízkem, obojí přirozené barvy, dolní pole sedmkrát červeno-stříbrně kosmo dělené.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The city was founded in the 16th century in a mining area. The arms were granted on February 16, 1595 by Emperor Rudolf II. The letter A in the arms is from the name of the first owner, Adam Ungned. The crossed hammers symbolize the ore mining around the city.

Image gallery

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  The arms by Widimsky (1864)

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  The arms in the Abadie albums

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  The arms by Jan Čaka (1979)

Literature: Augustin, 1997

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