Gnas

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GNAS

State : Steiermark
District : Feldbach

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Origin/meaning

The Markt (borough) Gnas was granted arms by Letters Patent of King Ferdinand I (brother of Emperor Charles V), dated Jan. 19th, 1552, Prague.

The arms are blazoned to great detail, but without further explanations. The meaning thus is not known.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at)