Goslar

GOSLAR

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Goslar
Additions : 1972 Hahndorf, Hahnenklee, Jerstedt, Oker; 2014 Vienenburg (1972 Immenrode, Lengde, Lochtum, Weddingen, Wennerode, Wiedelah, Wöltingerode)

Official blazon
German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms of Goslar show the imperial eagle, indicating that Goslar was a Free Imperial City from early medieval times until 1803. The eagle first appeared in the local seals in the middle of the 14^th century (oldest known seal dates from 1345), but the use may be already one century older, as the eagle has only one head. The imperial eagle changed to a double-headed eagle in the late 13^th century. Ever since the seals and arms of the city have used the eagle. Presently the city uses an eagle with special wings, to distinguish the arms from the German national arms.

Image gallery

The arms on a 1545 coin
The arms on a 1705 coin
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Emergency money from the 1920s
Municipal stationery, 1960s
The arms on a manhole cover (image Klaas Padberg Evenboer‎)

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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