Pfeddersheim: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
The arms were granted on March 5, 1930. | The arms were granted on March 5, 1930. | ||
The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 14th century and shows an Emperor on a throne. The second seal from 1597 shows the imperial eagle. To distinguish the arms from other arms with the same eagle, a letter P was placed on the tail of the eagle. This composition was used on seals and as arms until the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the P was placed in a breast-shield and the arms were granted accordingly. | The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 14th century and shows an Emperor on a throne, indicating that Pfeddersheim was an imperial city (Reichsstadt). The second seal from 1597 shows the imperial eagle. To distinguish the arms from other arms with the same eagle, a letter P was placed on the tail of the eagle. This composition was used on seals and as arms until the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the P was placed in a breast-shield and the arms were granted accordingly. | ||
Only in the Kaffee Hag albums different arms appear. The origin thereof is not known. | Only in the Kaffee Hag albums different arms appear. The origin thereof is not known. |