Wissembourg

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Official blazon

French	De gueules à un château-fort d'argent, ouvert du champ, coulissé de sable, à deux tours crénelées d'argent, le tout ajouré et maçonné de sable.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, the name is derived from Weissen-Burg or white-castle. The castle already appeared on 13th century seals of the city and the arms basically have never been changed since.

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  The great seal (1278-1407)

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  The secret seal (1381-1471)

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  The arms on a 1626 coin

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  The arms in a 16th century manuscript

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  The arms in a 17th century manuscript

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  The arms in Hozier (1696)

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  The arms in Traversier (1842)

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  The arms in a publication from 1895

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  The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms in an album from 1938

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  The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932

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  The arms on a postcard

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  The arms on a street sign (source)

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  The arms on a cover (2006)

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  The arms on a cover (2011)

Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome I : Chefs-lieux de cantons. 1947

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