Regensburg

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REGENSBURG

State : Bayern
Urban District (Stadtkreis) : Regensburg
Additions : 1904 Karthaus-Prüll; 1924 Reinhausen, Sallern, Schwabelweis, Stadtamhof, Steinweg, Weichs, Winzer; 1938 Dechbetten, Großprüfening, Ziegetsdorf; 1977 Burgweinting, Harting, Oberisling

Official blazon
German	In Rot zwei schräg gekreuzte silberne Schlüssel.
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms show the crossed keys of St.Peter, the patron saint of the city.

When the keys were first used on the arms of the city is not clear; they are known since around 1300 as arms of the Counts of Regensburg and since 1320 as a symbol of the city. On seals they first appear in a small shield on a seal dating from the end of the 14^th century. The main seal of the city, which dates from the end of the 12^th century, shows St. Peter sitting on a throne, holding a key. Smaller seals from the 13th and 14^th century show only the bust of St. Peter, wearing a tiara, or papal crown. All small seals since 1519 show only the arms with the crossed keys.

Similarly, the city uses since the middle of the 14^th century only the keys as its symbol, either in or without a shield.

The arms in the late 15th century	The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530	The arms in a manuscript 1550-1700
The arms in a manuscript from 1565	The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms on a 1538 coin	The arms on a 1598 coin
The arms on a 1645 coin	The arms on a coin from +/- 1710
The arms on a 1791 coin	The arms by Tyroff (1835)
Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abdulla album, 1928	The arms on a 1960s matchox label
The arms in the Abadie albums	The arms in the city (source)