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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | '''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | ||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | '''State''': [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | ||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Viersen (kreis)|Viersen]][[File: | '''District (Kreis)''': [[Viersen (kreis)|Viersen]][[File:kempenkr.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1974 [[Kempen-Krefeld]])<br><br><br> | ||
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* 1970 [[Hüls]] (until 1975) | * 1970 [[Hüls]] (until 1975) | ||
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Country: Germany  State: Nordrhein-Westfalen  District (Kreis): Viersen  (until 1974 Kempen-Krefeld) Additions:
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 8, 1971.
Kempen became a city in 1294 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. It shows besides a church two keys and the moon and star. The keys indicate the fact that the city belonged to the state of Köln, whose patron saint is St.Peter. The keys are the symbol of St. Peter. Moon and star probably symbolise the St. Mary. The present arms are based on a description from 1659. The keys and moon/star were now quarters in the new arms. The cross most likely is also the cross of the state of Köln.
In the early 20th century the arms below were shown in the Kaffee Hag albums. These arms show the same composition, but in different colours:
Image gallery
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1981 (from Orsay and with East Cambridgeshire)
Postal cancellation 1971
Postal cancellation 1990
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Kaffee Hag albums 1920s.
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