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Country : Germany  State : Schleswig-Holstein  District (Kreis) : Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt)
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 26, 1937.
Lübeck was one of the main trading cities on the Baltic and in the whole North of Europe in the Middle Ages. It was one of the founders and the capital of the Hanseatic League, the main league of cities in those days.
The city used two different arms, often combined as double arms, one with the Imperial Eagle, as Lübeck was an imperial city (since 1226, the city was founded in 1143 by Adolph II, Duke of Holstein), and one with a divided shield of red and silver. The origin and meaning of the divided shield are unknown. It may be derived from the banner of the city, which can be seen on seals dating from the 13th century.
The colours were not only the colours of the city, but also of the whole Hanseatic League. The arms were combined in the present form in the second half of the 15th century and haven't changed since. The only time the arms were changed was during the Napoleonic times, when the city used only the divided shield, on which were placed two wings. The shield also had a chief with three bees, the mark of a city of the first rank. These arms were granted on June 13, 1811.
The great arms of the city show two golden lions as supporters and a helmet with a single-headed eagle as a crest. The colours of the cloth are silver and red.
Image gallery
The second seal from 1250
The fourth seal (13th century) in which the banner can be seen on the mast of the ship
(Collection Bernd U. Budelmann)
The arms on a 1546 coin
The arms on a 1797 coin
The arms in the late 15th century
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms in a manuscript from 1565
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms in a manuscript from 1594
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in 1650
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms by Napoleon
The great arms of Lübeck
>Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Abdulla album, 1928
The arms on a trade stamp issued by Aecht Franck +/- 1910
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on a Kohl postcard
The arms on a Notgeld bill from the Nordische Woche, 1920s
The arms on a trade stamp by the Reeser Margarinefabrik
The arms on a trade stamp, 1920s
Postal cancellation 1991
(with Wismar)
The arms on a special cancellation 1986
The arms on a gate in the city ([1])
The arms in a glass mosaic in the city ([2])
The arms on a private house (2017)
The arms on the city hall (2017)
The arms on a gate (2017)
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Reissmann, 1997; Ewe 1972
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