Ostheim vor der Rhön
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OSTHEIM VOR DER RHÖN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Rhön-Grabfeld (until 1972 Mellrichstadt)
Additions: 1972 Oberwaldbehrungen, Urspringen
German | In Gold zwischen zwei roten Zinnentürmen mit roten Spitzdächern eine rote Zinnenmauer mit offenem Tor, auf dem ein rot bewehrter schwarzer Löwe mit grünem Rautenkranz in den Pranken steht. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 20, 1586 by the Dukes Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst von Sachsen(-Meissen).
The arms show a gate with between the towers a lion, holding the green trefoil-ring of Sachsen. The lion most likely is the lion of Meissen.
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum |
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Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.