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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry FALKENSTEIN State : Sachsen District (Kreis) : Vogtlandkreis Additions : 1999 Oberlauterbach, Schönau, Trieb Origin/meaning: The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 16th century and shows a chevron and a bar. In 1643 a new seal showed a shield with the miner's tools with an angel as supporter behind the shield. Around 1900 the canting falcon replaced the angel, and the whole composition was placed into a shield. Still the city mainy used only the small shield with the miner's tools and presently the arms again with the angel as supporter. The arms as used from 1900 until the 1990s A seal used by the city in the late 19th century The arms as shown in the 1920s. Literature : Bensing et al, 1984; Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s.

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