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The two oldest seals of the village of Saverne both date from the 14th century. The smaller seal shows the arms as shown above with the unicorn, the great seal shows a fortified town. Later rolls of arms also show initially two coats of arms, with a unicorn or with a town. Later only the above arms were shown as the arms of the town. The origin or meaning of the unicorn, however, are not known. The colours are known since the 18th century and were adopted in the 1940s by the local council. In some older sources the colours are shown rather differently, as shown below. | The two oldest seals of the village of Saverne both date from the 14th century. The smaller seal shows the arms as shown above with the unicorn, the great seal shows a fortified town. Later rolls of arms also show initially two coats of arms, with a unicorn or with a town. Later only the above arms were shown as the arms of the town. The origin or meaning of the unicorn, however, are not known. The colours are known since the 18th century and were adopted in the 1940s by the local council. In some older sources the colours are shown rather differently, as shown below. | ||
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File:Savernez1.png|alt=Blason de Saverne/Arms (crest) of Saverne|The small (secret) seal in 1558 | File:Savernez1.png|alt=Blason de Saverne/Arms (crest) of Saverne|The small (secret) seal in 1558 | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome I : Chefs-lieux de cantons. 1947; | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome I : Chefs-lieux de cantons. 1947; | ||
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Origin/meaning
The two oldest seals of the village of Saverne both date from the 14th century. The smaller seal shows the arms as shown above with the unicorn, the great seal shows a fortified town. Later rolls of arms also show initially two coats of arms, with a unicorn or with a town. Later only the above arms were shown as the arms of the town. The origin or meaning of the unicorn, however, are not known. The colours are known since the 18th century and were adopted in the 1940s by the local council. In some older sources the colours are shown rather differently, as shown below.
Image gallery
The small (secret) seal in 1558
The great seal in 1497
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms in a publication from 1895
The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms in an album from 1938
The arms on a cover (1996)
Postal cancellation with Donaueschingen
Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome I : Chefs-lieux de cantons. 1947;
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