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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show the castle Altenburg, the lion of Meissen, as the city was part of the County Meissen, a hand as a symbol for justice, and a rose, taken from the Margraves of Altenburg. | The arms show the castle Altenburg, the lion of Meissen, as the city was part of the [[Margravate of Meissen|County Meissen]], a hand as a symbol for justice, and a rose, taken from the Margraves of Altenburg. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Altenburg.hes.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Altenburg.cva.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [[Continentale Verlags Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:2893.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:altenburgz3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:altenburgz3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | ||
|align="center"|[[File:altenburgz1.jpg|center|275 px]] <br/>Seals from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:altenburgz1.jpg|center|275 px]] <br/>Seals from around 1900 |
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