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The oldest known seals of the city of Zug date from the last quarter of the 13<sup>th</sup> century and all show the patron saint of the city, St. Michael.<br /> | The oldest known seals of the city of Zug date from the last quarter of the 13<sup>th</sup> century and all show the patron saint of the city, St. Michael.<br /> | ||
The oldest seal in which the arms with the bar are used for the first time dates from around 1319 | The oldest seal in which the arms with the bar are used for the first time dates from around 1319. All later seals and arms always show the single bar. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:zug2.jpg|center]] <br/>The | |align="center"|[[File:zug2.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from 1319 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z1.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from 1370 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z2.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from 1412 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z3.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from 1474 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z4.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from 1447-1663 | |||
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The arms are most likely derived from the arms of Austria, as the city at the time was an Austrian possession. When the colours were changed is not known, it may be that the colours were never the Austrian colours (red-silver-red), but the silver and blue from the beginning. <br /> | The arms are most likely derived from the arms of Austria, as the city at the time was an Austrian possession. When the colours were changed is not known, it may be that the colours were never the Austrian colours (red-silver-red), but the silver and blue from the beginning. <br /> | ||