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State : [[Bayern]]<br | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | ||
Urban district ( | '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | ||
Additions : 1972 [[Amendingen]] | '''State''' : [[Bayern]][[File:Bayern.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | ||
'''District (Kreis)''' : Urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt)<br><br> | |||
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* 1972 [[Amendingen]] | |||
* 1972 Buxach | |||
* 1976 Dickenreishausen | |||
* 1976 [[Eisenburg (Memmingen)|Eisenburg]] | |||
* 1976 Steinheim | |||
* 1978 Volkratshofen | |||
** 1971 Ferthofen | |||
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The origin of the eagle and the cross are not known. The eagle most likely is the imperial eagle. The combination already appeared on the first known seal of Memmingen, dating from 1286. On most later seals and images, both the eagle and the cross appear. Most often they appear as on the arms, but often also mirrorwise. The colours also date from the Middle Ages. | The origin of the eagle and the cross are not known. The eagle most likely is the imperial eagle. The combination already appeared on the first known seal of Memmingen, dating from 1286. On most later seals and images, both the eagle and the cross appear. Most often they appear as on the arms, but often also mirrorwise. The colours also date from the Middle Ages. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:memmingenz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|Seal from 1286 | File:memmingenz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|Seal from 1286 | ||
File:memmingenz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|Seal from the 16th century | File:memmingenz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|Seal from the 16th century | ||
File:Memmingencg116.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a 15th century manuscript | |||
File:Memmingen1475.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in the late 15th century | File:Memmingen1475.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in the late 15th century | ||
File:Memmingenjr.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495) | |||
File:Memmingen1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms around 1500 | File:Memmingen1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms around 1500 | ||
File:Memmingen1530.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530 | File:Memmingen1530.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530 | ||
File:Memmingen1576.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a manuscript from 1576 | |||
File:Memmingengb.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a manuscript from 1584 | |||
File:Memmingenrp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century) | |||
File:Memmingen16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | File:Memmingen16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
File:Memmingen17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a 17th century manuscript | File:Memmingen17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Memmingen/Arms (crest) of Memmingen|The arms in a 17th century manuscript | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Bayern  District (Kreis) : Urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt)
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| German | Gespalten; vorne in Gold ein halber, rot bewehrter schwarzer Adler am Spalt, hinten in Silber ein durchgehendes rotes Prankenkreuz. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The origin of the eagle and the cross are not known. The eagle most likely is the imperial eagle. The combination already appeared on the first known seal of Memmingen, dating from 1286. On most later seals and images, both the eagle and the cross appear. Most often they appear as on the arms, but often also mirrorwise. The colours also date from the Middle Ages.
Image gallery
Seal from 1286
Seal from the 16th century
The arms in a 15th century manuscript
The arms in the late 15th century
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms in a manuscript from 1584
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms on an early 18th century coin
The arms in Kramer (1841)
The 'old' arms by Tyroff (1835)
The 'new' arms by Tyroff (1835)
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
nMunicipal stationery, 1960s
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms on a house in the city
The arms on a manhole cover
The arms on a house in the city
The arms on the Lindau gate
The arms on a special cancellation 1987
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from 1968
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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