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The city used in the Middle Ages seals which showed Charlemagne on a throne. The oldest seals date from the 12<sup>th</sup> century, and the same picture was used until the 16<sup>th</sup> century. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the Imperial eagle appeared as the city's arms. | The city used in the Middle Ages seals which showed Charlemagne on a throne. The oldest seals date from the 12<sup>th</sup> century, and the same picture was used until the 16<sup>th</sup> century. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the Imperial eagle appeared as the city's arms. | ||
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AACHEN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Aachen
Additions : 1897 Burtscheid; 1907 Forst; 1971 Brand, Eilendorf, Haaren (partly), Kornelimünster, Laurensberg, Richterich, Walheim
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In Gold ein rot bewehrter und rot bezungter schwarzer Adler. |
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Origin/meaning
The city used in the Middle Ages seals which showed Charlemagne on a throne. The oldest seals date from the 12th century, and the same picture was used until the 16th century. In the 16th century the Imperial eagle appeared as the city's arms.
The arms have not changed through the years, except during the Napoleonic era. From 1811-1817 the arms showed a globe flanked by four eagles. In a chief there were the three bees of a (French) Imperial city.
 The arms on a 1491 coin |
 The arms on a 1753 coin |
 The arms in a manuscript from 1514 |
 The arms in a manuscript from 1565 |
 The arms in a 17th century manuscript |
 The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708) |
 The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
The arms 1811-1817 |
 Seal of Aachen from around 1900 | |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the city (source) |
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.