Banská Bystrica

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Official blazon
Slovak	Sedemkrát strieborno-červeno delený štít.
English	Barry of eight, Argent and Gules.

Origin/meaning

The origin or meaning of these arms is not very clear. The arms date from the latter half of the 13^th century and are most likely derived from the arms of the Arpad dynasty, who became extinct in 1301.

Image gallery

The arms around 1500
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Jan Čaka (1979)
Postal cancellation

Literature: Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergänge durch die Jahrhunderte der Städte und Städchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5).

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