Stein am Rhein
STEIN AM RHEIN
Canton : Schaffhausen
Official blazon
- (de) In rot der blau gerüstete St. Georg mit gelbem Nimbus und Kreuzschild auf weissem Pferd, den grünen Drachen tötend.
Origin/meaning
The arms show St. George, the patron saint of the Benedictan Abbey of St. George. The abbey was moved in 1007 from Hohentwiel to what is now Stein am Rhein. The town developed around the abbey and became part of Switzerland in the 15th century. The monastery was abandoned after the Reformation, but the saint remained in the arms.
 The seal from the early 14th century |
 The seal from the mid 15th century |
 The seal from 15th century |
 The arms in 1860 |
 The arms on a manhole cover |
In the Coffee Hag albums below there are different versions of the arms shown. The saint has been depicted in different ways and also facing either left or right. I have no information on the origin of the oldest Coffee Hag arms with the divided shield.
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 Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
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The arms as used by the town around 2000:
Literature : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997.; main image by Massimo Ghirardi.