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The previous arms of the district were adopted in 1950. | The previous arms of the district were adopted in 1950. | ||
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These show in the upper part a plough for agriculture and in the lower a farmer's shoe (or Bundschuh), the symbol for the farmers in the German Peasant's War (1524-1526), as also in the region around Mühlhausen the farmers revolted. | These show in the upper part a plough for agriculture and in the lower a farmer's shoe (or Bundschuh), the symbol for the farmers in the German Peasant's War (1524-1526), as also in the region around Mühlhausen the farmers revolted. | ||
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The oldest arms of the district were adopted in 1936 and have the same composition as the arms of 1991, but in a more complicated form. | The oldest arms of the district were adopted in 1936 and have the same composition as the arms of 1991, but in a more complicated form. | ||
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The first quarter showed the arms of the city of Mühlhausen, not only the iron. The second quarter refers to the Eichsfeld region, the fourth quarter shows again the lion of Thüringen. The third quarter shows the arms of Sachsen, for the parts that belonged to Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha as well as to the fact that in 1936 the district belonged to the Prussian province of Sachsen. | The first quarter showed the arms of the city of Mühlhausen, not only the iron. The second quarter refers to the Eichsfeld region, the fourth quarter shows again the lion of Thüringen. The third quarter shows the arms of Sachsen, for the parts that belonged to Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha as well as to the fact that in 1936 the district belonged to the Prussian province of Sachsen. | ||