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The arms show a black lion in gold, the arms of the oldest Counts of Jülich (1081-1207). The black lion has been used to represent the area by the successive rulers. The arms can also be seen in a number of towns and regions that were ruled by the original counts of their successors. For example [[Jülich]], [[Düren]], [[Gelderland]] and many more. | The arms show a black lion in gold, the arms of the oldest Counts of Jülich (1081-1207). The black lion has been used to represent the area by the successive rulers. The arms can also be seen in a number of towns and regions that were ruled by the original counts of their successors. For example [[Jülich]], [[Düren]], [[Gelderland]] and many more. | ||
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| | File:julichh1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Herzogtum Jülich/Arms of Duchy of Jülich|The arms around 1500 | ||
File:Duchy of Jülich.hes.jpg|alt=Wappen von Herzogtum Jülich/Arms of Duchy of Jülich|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : | ||