Graz: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "/Arms of " to "/Arms (crest) of ") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{| class="wikitable"↵|+Official blazon↵|-↵|'''German'''↵| blazon wanted !↵|-↵|'''English''' ↵| ↵|}" to "{| class="wikitable" |+Official blazon |- |'''German''' | blazon wanted |- |'''English''' | blazon wanted |}") |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''German''' | |'''German''' | ||
| blazon wanted | | blazon wanted | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | blazon wanted | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 09:59, 1 August 2023
 Wappen der Welt |
 Österreichische Wappen |
 |
|
GRAZ
State : Steiermark
District : Graz (city)
| German | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show the panther of Steiermark, as the city was already in the 12th century the capital of Steiermark. The only difference between the arms of the city and of the state, is that the panther in the arms of the city is crowned.
The panther already appeared in the 13th century seals of the city. All later seals have shown the panther in slightly different compositions, see below.
Seal of Graz from 1261
Seal of Graz from 1296
Seal of Graz from 1440
Smaller seal of Graz from 1440
Seal of Graz from 1700
The arms in 1445
The arms around 1500
The arms by Zacharias Bartsch (1567)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms around 1600
The arms by Widimsky, 1864
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932
The arms in the Abadie album +/- 1932
The arms on a manhole cover
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
Literature : Kober and Pilchegger, 1956; Bartsch, 1567