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The arms are based on the seal from Pohlitz dating from around 1850. The lion is the lion of the Counts and county Reuss, to which the village belonged until 1918. The shield with the two hands most likely was taken from the revolutionary arms of the Arbeiterverbrüdung (worker's brotherhood) from 1848. The meaning of the sword is not known. | The arms are based on the seal from Pohlitz dating from around 1850. The lion is the lion of the Counts and county Reuss, to which the village belonged until 1918. | ||
The shield with the two hands most likely was taken from the revolutionary arms of the Arbeiterverbrüdung (worker's brotherhood) from 1848. It was later described as a symbol for friendship or as a symbol for the spa and tourism. | |||
The meaning of the sword is not known. | |||
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Until 1998 the city used the arms shown below, with a similar design, but different colours. | |||
[[File:bad-kost.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:bad-kost.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
From 1998-2018 the city used the arms shown below. The current arms are nearly identical, but with different colours in the small shield. | |||
[[File:bad-kostritz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Ulle, 1998, 2011; http://www.stadt-bad-koestritz.de | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Ulle, 1998, 2011; http://www.stadt-bad-koestritz.de; Schimmel, 2018. | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities B|Bad Kostritz]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B|Bad Kostritz]] | ||
[[Category:Thüringen|Bad Kostritz]] | [[Category:Thüringen|Bad Kostritz]] | ||
[[Category:Greiz|Bad Kostritz]] | [[Category:Greiz|Bad Kostritz]] | ||