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The colours from 1913 were historical colours, but are not heraldically correct, as it is not accepted to have a coloured object (here black) on a coloured field (here blue); at least one of these should be of a metal colour (silver, gold). Both the State Archives as the famous heraldic artist Otto Hupp tried to change the colours, but the city finally got the historical arms approved. | The colours from 1913 were historical colours, but are not heraldically correct, as it is not accepted to have a coloured object (here black) on a coloured field (here blue); at least one of these should be of a metal colour (silver, gold). Both the State Archives as the famous heraldic artist Otto [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] tried to change the colours, but the city finally got the historical arms approved. | ||
The arms were granted in 1913 with a mural crown, which was used until the Second World War. | The arms were granted in 1913 with a mural crown, which was used until the Second World War. | ||