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The oldest known seals of the city of Zug date from the last quarter of the 13<sup>th</sup> century and all show the patron saint of the city, St. Michael.<br />
The oldest known seals of the city of Zug date from the last quarter of the 13<sup>th</sup> century and all show the patron saint of the city, St. Michael.<br />
The oldest seal in which the arms with the bar are used for the first time dates from around 1319 (see below).
The oldest seal in which the arms with the bar are used for the first time dates from around 1319. All later seals and arms always show the single bar.
 
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:zug2.jpg|center]]  <br/>The oldest seal of Zug
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All later seals and arms always show the single bar.
===Seals of Zug===
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
File:zug2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Zug/Seal of Zug|The seal from 1319
File:Zugz1.jpg|alt=Siegel von Zug/Seal of Zug|The seal from 1370
File:Zugz2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Zug/Seal of Zug|The seal from 1412
File:Zugz3.jpg|alt=Siegel von Zug/Seal of Zug|The seal from 1474
File:Zugz4.jpg|alt=Siegel von Zug/Seal of Zug|The seal from 1447-1663
File:zug3.jpg|alt=Siegel von Zug/Seal of Zug|The cantonal seal from 1947
</gallery>


The arms are most likely derived from the arms of Austria, as the city at the time was an Austrian possession. When the colours were changed is not known, it may be that the colours were never the Austrian colours (red-silver-red), but the silver and blue from the beginning. <br />
The arms are most likely derived from the arms of Austria, as the city at the time was an Austrian possession. When the colours were changed is not known, it may be that the colours were never the Austrian colours (red-silver-red), but the silver and blue from the beginning. <br />
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Only in the seal of the Canton from 1947 the arms are shown with two lions and St. Michael as supporters.
Only in the seal of the Canton from 1947 the arms are shown with two lions and St. Michael as supporters.
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|align="center"|[[File:zug3.jpg|center]]  <br/>The cantonal seal from 1947
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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:zug1.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
|align="center"|[[File:zug2.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Variations of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960  
File:Zugjr.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
|align="center"|[[File:zug5.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>  
File:Zug1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms around 1500
|}
File:Zug1576.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms in a manuscript from 1576
File:Zug16a.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms in a 16th century manuscript
File:Zug16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]]
File:Zug.hes.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
File:Zugc1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms on a 1565 coin
File:Zugc2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms on a 1623 coin
File:Zugc3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms on a 1783 coin
File:Zugc4.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms on a 1803 coin
File:Zug1606.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms on a glass panel in the Historisches Museum, Luzern
File:Zug.cva.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|The arms in an [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt|album]] +/- 1905
File:zug1.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
File:zug2.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
File:zug5.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zug/Arms (crest) of Zug|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
</gallery>
 
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997; Iten and Zumbach, Wappenbuch des Kantons Zug, 1974.


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[[Literature]] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997; Iten and Zumbach, Wappenbuch des Kantons Zug, 1974.
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ZUG (City and Canton)

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Origin/meaning

The arms of the City and Canton of Zug are identical. The only difference is the use of the crown by the city.

The oldest known seals of the city of Zug date from the last quarter of the 13th century and all show the patron saint of the city, St. Michael.
The oldest seal in which the arms with the bar are used for the first time dates from around 1319. All later seals and arms always show the single bar.

Seals of Zug

The arms are most likely derived from the arms of Austria, as the city at the time was an Austrian possession. When the colours were changed is not known, it may be that the colours were never the Austrian colours (red-silver-red), but the silver and blue from the beginning.
The colours are known as such since the 15th century, but the second seal already hangs on a blue and silver ribbon on a document from 1370. On different occasions the arms of Zug are shown with supporters, most often lions or St. Michael, but also knights, savages or angels. As there was no consistency in the type of supporters, it is not likely that these were officially used, they do not appear in any of the seals either.

Only in the seal of the Canton from 1947 the arms are shown with two lions and St. Michael as supporters.

Image gallery

Literature : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997; Iten and Zumbach, Wappenbuch des Kantons Zug, 1974.


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