Meiningen
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MEININGEN
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Additions : 1923 Helba; 1936 Welkershausen; 1990 Dreißigacker; 2010 Herpf
| German | Im einfachen, unten gerundeten Schild in Blau eine von fünf silbernen rotbedachten Türmen überragte silberne Stadtmauer, in deren offenem Tor auf goldenem Grund eine rotbewehrte nach rechts gewandte schwarze Henne auf grünem Dreiberg steht. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show a walled city with in the gate the small arms of the Counts of Henneberg. The walled city with five towers was already used on the seals in the 14th century and, according to legend, granted by Emperor Ludwig IV in 1344. At the time the city was a possession of the Bishops of Würzburg and the seal thus showed a bishop in the gate. Only after 1541, when the city became a possession of the Counts of Henneberg, the rooster appeared.
 Local emergency money with the arms from 1921 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 Postal cancellation 1982 |
 Postal cancellation 1982 |
Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1998