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ZELLA-MEHLIS

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Schmalkalden-Meiningen (until 1994 Suhl)
Additions : 1919 Mehlis, Zella Sankt Blasii

Official blazon
German	Geviert von Rot und Blau; in 1 ein wachsender nimbierter goldhaariger Bischof in rotem Messgewand mit silbernem Pallium, darauf ein schwarzes Kreuz, und rotem Mantel mit rot-silberner Mitra, in der rechten Hand einen goldenen Bischofsstab und in der linken zwei gekreuzte brennende goldene Kerzen, in 2 eine schräg rechts gelegte gespannte silberne Armbrust, in 3 ein gekreuztes silbernes Paar Schlägel und Eisen, in 4 eine wachsende nimbierte goldhaarige rotgekleidete Heilige mit weißem Gürtel, vor der Brust in beiden nach oben gerichteten Händen einen goldenen Deckelkelch haltend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1990, but have been used before.

The two saints are the patron saints of Zella (St. Blasius) and Mehlis (St. Maria Magdalena). The tools indicate the importance of iron-mining in the area, as well as the traditional arms manufacturing.

The old arms of Zella, which were not officially granted, showed St. Blasius with a small shield with mining tools.

The seal from Mehlis shown in 1892	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the DDR times	Postal cancellation 1980

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