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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

OBERHAUSEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Oberhausen
Additions : 1910 Alstaden, 1929 Osterfeld, Sterkrade (1917 Holten, Schmachtendorf)

Origin/meaning:
The arms were officially grnated on October 21, 1952.

Oberhausen grew from a unimportant village to a large industrial town in the last century and became a city in 1874. The arms show the symbols for mining (hammer), trade (stick of Mercure) and industry (tools and wheel).

The first arms were granted on February 29, 1888 by King William (I) of Prussia, showing the first quarter in black and white, the Prussian colours (see below).


The arms from 1888 as shown in the Kaffee Hag Albums (1920s)

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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