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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry
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SAARBRÜCKEN
State : Saarland
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Saarbrücken
Additions : 1909 Sankt Johann, Malstatt-Burbach; 1974
Altenkessel, Bischmisheim,
Brebach-Fechingen (1959 Brebach, Fechingen),
Bübingen, Dudweiler, Ensheim, Eschringen, Gersweiler, Güdingen,
Klarenthal, Schafbrücke, Scheidt, Amt Brebach
Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted in 1909 after the merger of the three cities to new Saarbrücken. The lion is the lion of Nassau-Saarbrücken, the county of which the city was the capital. The origin of the bordure I don't know. The rose is the old symbol for St. Johann and, combined with the lion, was used on the common seals of Saarbrücken and St. Johann since 1462. The miners tools were taken from the arms of Malstatt-Burbach.
The above arms are the smaller arms of the city, which are also used in daily life. The large arms show the Prussian eagle behind the shield, and holding the Royal scepter an orb (regalia) in his claws.
The large arms as granted in 1909
Hupp showed the arms in the 1920s without the bordure :
The previous arms of the city ahowed only the lion in the bordure:
 
Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s
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