Stráž (Tachov)

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Official blazon

Czech	V červeném štítě stříbrný dvouocasý lev se zlatou zbrojí.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1599 by Emperor Rudolf II at the same time as the town rights.

The arms simply show the Bohemian lion.

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  The arms by Widimsky (1864)

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  The arms in an album from 1955

Literature : Image obtained from here.