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The eagle obviously is the German Imperial Eagle, but the meaning of the grid is not known. It may indicate a wall or fortification, or it was initially just some decoration with evolved into a grid.

The old arms of Cheb were changed in 1962. The historical eagle was changed to the Bohemian lion and a star (more in line with the Socialist Republic at the time and without the crown) and nine linden leaves were added to the base. One for each century of the existence of the city of Cheb. This prompted the famous Czech heraldist Jiří Louda to wonder if every century a new leaf had to be added to the arms... He also refused to show the new arms in his own publications from the 1970s. The meaning of the 9 leaves also seemed not to have been widely known, as in local newspapers arms with different number of leaves appeared.

The old arms of Cheb were changed in 1962. The historical eagle was changed to the Bohemian lion and a star (more in line with the Socialist Republic at the time and without the crown) and nine linden leaves were added to the base. One for each century of the existence of the city of Cheb. This prompted the famous Czech heraldist Jiří Louda to wonder if every century a new leaf had to be added to the arms... He also refused to show the new arms in his own publications from the 1970s. The meaning of the 9 leaves also seemed not to have been widely known, as in local newspapers and postcards arms with different number of leaves appeared (see below).

In the late 1980s the old arms were restored.

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File:eger.ege.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The arms in an [[Die_Wappen_der_Heimat|album]] from 1955

File:cheb1962.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The arms from 1962

File:Cheb.zmc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The 1962 arms in a [[Czech City Quartet|quartett game]] (1970s), with ~~upper~~ leaves pointed ~~down~~

File:Cheb.zmc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The 1962 arms in a [[Czech City Quartet|quartett game]] (1970s), with leaves pointed differently

File:Cheb3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The 1962 arms on a [[:File:Zapadoc2.czpc.jpg|postcard]] with different number of leaves

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 The eagle obviously is the German Imperial Eagle, but the meaning of the grid is not known. It may indicate a wall or fortification, or it was initially just some decoration with evolved into a grid.
-The old arms of Cheb were changed in 1962. The historical eagle was changed to the Bohemian lion and a star (more in line with the Socialist Republic at the time and without the crown) and nine linden leaves were added to the base. One for each century of the existence of the city of Cheb. This prompted the famous Czech heraldist Jiří Louda to wonder if every century a new leaf had to be added to the arms... He also refused to show the new arms in his own publications from the 1970s. The meaning of the 9 leaves also seemed not to have been widely known, as in local newspapers arms with different number of leaves appeared.
+The old arms of Cheb were changed in 1962. The historical eagle was changed to the Bohemian lion and a star (more in line with the Socialist Republic at the time and without the crown) and nine linden leaves were added to the base. One for each century of the existence of the city of Cheb. This prompted the famous Czech heraldist Jiří Louda to wonder if every century a new leaf had to be added to the arms... He also refused to show the new arms in his own publications from the 1970s. The meaning of the 9 leaves also seemed not to have been widely known, as in local newspapers  and postcards arms with different number of leaves appeared (see below).
 In the late 1980s the old arms were restored.
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 File:eger.ege.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The arms in an [[Die_Wappen_der_Heimat|album]] from 1955
 File:cheb1962.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The arms from 1962
-File:Cheb.zmc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The 1962 arms in a [[Czech City Quartet|quartett game]] (1970s), with upper leaves pointed down
+File:Cheb.zmc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The 1962 arms in a [[Czech City Quartet|quartett game]] (1970s), with leaves pointed differently
 File:Cheb3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cheb|The 1962 arms on a [[:File:Zapadoc2.czpc.jpg|postcard]] with different number of leaves
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