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The arms were officially granted on Januari 24, 1973. | The arms were officially granted on Januari 24, 1973. | ||
The town became a city only in 1862 and the prefix Bad was granted in 1960. The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of Sponheim-Blankenburg, who owned the district Löwenberg, of which Honnef was a major city. The shield is also seen on the seal of Honnef, dating from 1374. It is placed next to the patron saint, St. John Baptist. In a later seal the saint is placed behind the shield. | The town became a city only in 1862 and the prefix Bad was granted in 1960. The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of Sponheim-Blankenburg, who owned the district Löwenberg, of which Honnef was a major city. The shield is also seen on the seal of Honnef, dating from 1374. It is placed next to the patron saint, St. John Baptist. In a later seal the saint is placed behind the shield. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bad-honnef2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>'Notgeld' (local money) from Bad Honnef, 1921 | |align="center"|[[File:bad-honnef2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>'Notgeld' (local money) from Bad Honnef, 1921 | ||
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