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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry
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PUTBUS
State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Disctrict (Kreis) : Rügen
  Origin/meaning:
The old arms were used until 1939, when they were replaced by the right arms.
The oldest known seal (exact date unknown) shows a shield with in the upper part an empty field, and in the lower the chequered field. Behind the shield an eagle as supporter. This is the oldest version of the arms of the Princes of Putbus. In the 19th century the town used the complete arms of the Princes, with in the upper part an eagle. A helmet covers the shield, with as a crest a chequered fan with the eagle. These arms were used until 1930, but the helmet and crest were not used very often.
In the new arms the oldest arms of the Princes of Putbus are restored, and in the upper part an antler, for the many deer in the forests, and the small shield were added. The small shield shows the head of the griffin of Pommern (Pommerania) to which the town belonged.
Literature : Hupp, 1896-8 (1993); Bensig et al, 1984.
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