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====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
In Silber auf grünem Schildfuß nebeneinander zwei grüne Laubbäume mit braunen Stämmen und Astwerk (Eichen), vor denen ein herschauernder Löwe ruht. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
It is not known when the arms were first used. The oldest use dates from the 16th century and shows either a resting lion, or a walking leopard. Later the arms only show a lion. The trees have been shown historically and oak trees, but in the 19th century the trees were often shown as pine trees (see image below). | |||
The meaning of the composition is not known. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorf2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1891 | |align="center"|[[File:burgdorf2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1891 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorfz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:burgdorf.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:burgdorf.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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