Lenzen (Elbe)

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Official blazon
German	In Silber über grünem Schildfuß ein goldbewehrter roter Adler zwischen zwei durch einen Zinnenbogen verbundenen spitzbedachten, gezinnten, roten Rundtürmen mit je einem kleinen äußeren Wartturm, Dächer mit goldenen Knäufen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the 14th century seals of the city and show the city itself, with the eagle of Brandenburg. The city was a possession of the Margraves of Brandenburg in medieval times.

Hupp showed the arms in the 1920s in different colours, see below.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1979

Literature: Benzig et al, 1985; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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