Strasbourg

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STRASBOURG

Département : Bas-Rhin

Official blazon
French	D'argent à la bande de gueules, le champ de l'écu diapré.
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were first used by the city in the early 16^th century when the city became a free Imperial city, within the Holy Roman Empire. The arms have never changed since, even though completely different arms were registered in 1696 in the Armorial Général de France. These arms were based on the old seals, but were never used by the city.

Seals of the city:

The great seal (1201-1595)	The small seal
The first secret seal (imprint 1461)	The second secret seal
The third secret seal	The fourth secret seal (imprint 1632)

The city was the capital of an independent state within the borders of the Holy Roman Empire (thus outside France) until 1803. This state was ruled by the bishops of Strasbourg and they used the arms of the city in opposite colours (red field, silver bend) as arms for the state. In 1803 the state became part of Baden. In the 19th and 20th century the city has been part of France and Germany, since 1918 it is in France.

The arms on a 16th century coin	The arms on a 1576 coin
The arms on a 17th century coin	The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms in a manuscript 1550-1700	The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)	Variation of the arms in Traversier (1842)
Municipal letterhead 1850s
The arms by Guilbert, 1853	The arms on an 1895 medal
The arms by Schoenhaupt, 1900	Border stones by Schoenhaupt, 1900
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932	The arms on a postcard by Kroma
The arms on a Barré Dayez Postcard	The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in a German album +/- 1910	The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens