Sokolov

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SOKOLOV

Province: Karlovarský Kraj
District (Okres) : Sokolov

Arms of Sokolov
Official blazon
Czech Ve stříbrném štítě stojí na zeleném trojvrší vpravo obrácený a napravo hledící sokol přirozených barev se zlatým zobákem, zlatými drápy a zlatým obnožníkem s rolničkou na levém pařátu.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were registered on May 7, 1992.

The arms are canting for the old German name of the town, Falkenau an der Eger (Falke=falcon), as well as for the Czech name (Sokol = falcon).

Seal of Sokolov

Seal from around 1900.
Arms of Sokolov

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1935
Wappen von Sokolov

The arms in the Abadie albums
Arms of Sokolov

The arms in an album from 1955
Arms (crest) of Sokolov

The arms by Jan Čaka (1986)

Literature : Image obtained from here.

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