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===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Gelnhausen was in early medieval times a free imperial city. The oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1248, thus shows the imperial eagle in a city gate. On the gate stand the Emperor and his wife. The imperial eagle appears on all later seals, sometimes under a gate, sometimes alone. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the small breastshield appears. The small shield is the original arms of the city, which probably dates from the 15<sup>th</sup> century. | Gelnhausen was in early medieval times a free imperial city. The oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1248, thus shows the imperial eagle in a city gate. On the gate stand the Emperor and his wife. The imperial eagle appears on all later seals, sometimes under a gate, sometimes alone. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the small breastshield appears. The small shield is the original arms of the city, which probably dates from the 15<sup>th</sup> century. | ||