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The oldest seal dates from 1289 and shows already the lion and the star. The lion is the lion of the Habsburg family, Dukes of Austria. The star is likely a local symbol to distinguish the arms from similar arms with a lion. Later seals and images all show the same composition, but the position of the star differs widely. | The oldest seal dates from 1289 and shows already the lion and the star. The lion is the lion of the Habsburg family, Dukes of Austria. The star is likely a local symbol to distinguish the arms from similar arms with a lion. Later seals and images all show the same composition, but the position of the star differs widely. | ||
The present arms were officially granted in 1956 and are based on an image from 1614 | The present arms were officially granted in 1956 and are based on an image from 1614. | ||
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| | File:Munderkingen1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Munderkingen/Arms of Munderkingen|The arms around 1500 | ||
File:Munderkingen3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Munderkingen/Arms of Munderkingen|The arms on an 1877 poster | |||
File:Munderkingen1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Munderkingen/Arms of Munderkingen|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
File:munderkingen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Munderkingen/Arms of Munderkingen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:Munderkingenp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Munderkingen/Arms of Munderkingen|Postal cancellation 1981 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||