Coburg (Bayern)

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COBURG

State : Bayern
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Coburg
Additions : 1934 Cortendorf, Ketschendorf, Neuses, Wüstenahorn; 1972 Beiersdorf, Creidlitz, Löbelstein, Lützelbuch, Rögen, Scheuerfeld, Seidmannsdorf; 1976 Neudörfles, Neu- und Neershof; 1977 Bertelsdorf, Glend

Official blazon

In Gold ein schwarzer Mohrenkopf mit goldenem Ohrring.

Origin/meaning

The arms show the head of St. Mauritius, the patron saint of the city. The arms first appear in the early 16^th century, but it was already used as a symbol for the city on coins from the early 14^th century. The seals showed the arms of the rulers of the city, first the Counts of Henneberg and later the Counts of Meissen. The present image is practically unchanged since the 16^th century.

Seal from around 1900	The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms as shown in a late 1930s book

On November 10, 1934 the city received new arms; divided of gold and black, with over the partition line a sword and a swastika, see below. These arms were used until 1945.

The arms from 1934-1945.

Use of the arms in the city :

Manhole cover (source)

At the entrance of a parking garage (source)

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O.: Kaffee Hag albums 1920/30s