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Herbarz Miast Polskich Polish Civic Heraldry KOSZALIN (Köslin) Origin/meaning: The upper left arms are the modern arms, the upper right the arms used by Köslin in the 19th century. The old arms show the head of St. John Baptist on a platter. It has been stated that the arms were already granted in 1344, but this is most likely not true. The head appears for the first time on the secret seal (secretum) of the city from 1406. The great seal showed a completely different composition, of a gate with different towers and additional attributes. This composition, known since the early 14th century, never was adopted into the arms. The shape and size of both the platter and the head have changed often during the centuries, but not the composition. Literature : Hupp, O : Königreich Preussen. Wappen der Städte, Flecken und Dörfer. Reprint von 1896 und 1898. Kulturstiftung der deutschen Vertriebenen, Bonn, 1993.

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