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The seals of the town always have shown different images. Initially the arms showed a tower and the figures of the Count of Battenberg and the Archbishop of Mainz, who both ruled the city. When Mainz acquired the full rights in 1291 the seals showed either the bishop alone and after that more often only the wheel of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]]. | The seals of the town always have shown different images. Initially the arms showed a tower and the figures of the Count of Battenberg and the Archbishop of Mainz, who both ruled the city. When Mainz acquired the full rights in 1291 the seals showed either the bishop alone and after that more often only the wheel of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]]. | ||
In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century Hupp misinterpreted the situation and mentioned the wheel as the arms of the city, see image below. | In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] misinterpreted the situation and mentioned the wheel as the arms of the city, see image below. | ||
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