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(de) In Rot ein aufrecht stehender goldener Löwe, überdeckt von einem schwarzen, mit drei silbernen Großbuchstaben P belegten Balken. | (de) In Rot ein aufrecht stehender goldener Löwe, überdeckt von einem schwarzen, mit drei silbernen Großbuchstaben P belegten Balken. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
These arms are the second arms of the city; in 1488 the first arms were granted. These showed a female Moor's head, taken from the arms of the Counts of Kirchberg, with a mitre on the head and a leaf in her hand. The arms did not last long, as already in 1530 the present arms were used, which were officially granted on March 3, 1953. | These arms are the second arms of the city; in 1488 the first arms were granted. These showed a female Moor's head, taken from the arms of the Counts of Kirchberg, with a mitre on the head and a leaf in her hand. The arms did not last long, as already in 1530 the present arms were used, which were officially granted on March 3, 1953. | ||
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