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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show three canting pikes (Hecht = pike) and two wheels derived from the arms of the city of Mainz. A pike already appears on the oldest known seal, dating from 1597. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the three fish appear in a star shape. The wheels of Mainz first appear on the local seals in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the fish were shown as a letter H, but in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century the star formation was restored. <br> | The arms show three canting pikes (Hecht = pike) and two wheels derived from the arms of the city of Mainz. A pike already appears on the oldest known seal, dating from 1597. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the three fish appear in a star shape. The wheels of Mainz first appear on the local seals in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the fish were shown as a letter H, but in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century the star formation was restored. <br> |
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