Lübeck
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LÜBECK
State : Schleswig-Holstein
Urban District (Stadtkreis) : Lübeck
Additions : 1913 Genin, Gneversdorf, Gothmund, Herrenwyk; Israelsdorf (partly), Krempelsdorf, Kücknitz (partly), Moisling, Schlutup, Siems, Travemünde, Vorwerk; 1921 Schönböcken, Wesloe; 1927 Strecknitz; 1935 Beidendorf, Blankensee, Brodten, Dummersdorf, Ivendorf, Kronsforde, Krummesse, Moorgarten, Niederbüssau, Niendorf, Oberbüssau, Pöppendorf, Reecke, Rönnau, Teutendorf, Vorrade, Wulfsdorf
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 26, 1937.
Lübeck was one of the main trading cities on the Baltic and in the whole North of Europe in the Middle Ages. It was one of the founders and the capital of the Hanseatic League, the main league of cities in those days.
The city used two different arms, often combined as double arms, one with the Imperial Eagle, as Lübeck was an imperial city (since 1226, the city was founded in 1143 by Adolph II, Duke of Holstein), and one with a divided shield of red and silver. The origin and meaning of the divided shield are unknown. It may be derived from the banner of the city, which can be seen on seals dating from the 13th century.
 The second seal from 1250 |
 The fourth seal (13th century) in which the banner can be seen on the mast of the ship (Collection Bernd U. Budelmann) |
 The arms on a 1546 coin |
 The arms on a 1797 coin |
 The arms in the late 15th century |
 The arms in a manuscript from 1514 |
 The arms in a manuscript from 1565 |
 The arms in a manuscript from 1594 |
 The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |
 The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
 The arms in a 17th century manuscript |
The colours were not only the colours of the city, but also of the whole Hanseatic League. The arms were combined in the present form in the second half of the 15th century and haven't changed since. The only time the arms were changed was during the Napoleonic times, when the city used only the divided shield, on which were placed two wings. The shield also had a chief with three bees, the mark of a city of the first rank. These arms were granted on June 13, 1811.
 The arms by Napoleon |
The great arms of the city show two golden lions as supporters and a helmet with a single-headed eagle as a crest. The colours of the cloth are silver and red.
 The great arms of Lübeck |
 Seal from around 1900 |
The arms in collector's items:
 The arms in the Abdulla album, 1928 |
 The arms on a trade stamp issued by Aecht Franck +/- 1910 |
 The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms on a Kohl postcard |
 The arms on a Notgeld bill from the Nordische Woche, 1920s |
 The arms on a trade stamp by the Reeser Margarinefabrik |
 The arms on a trade stamp, 1920s |
 The arms on a British tobacco card |
 Postal cancellation 1991 (with Wismar) |
 The arms on a special cancellation 1986 |
The arms in the city:
 The arms on a gate in the city ([1]) | |
 The arms in a glass mosaic in the city ([2]) |
 The arms on a private house (2017) |
 The arms on the city hall (2017) |
 The arms on a gate (2017) |
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Reissmann, 1997; Ewe 1972