Image: DEU Koeln COA

Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 612 × 600 pixels. Other resolution: 245 × 240 pixels.

Original image ‎(SVG file, nominally 638 × 625 pixels, file size: 72 KB)

Description: The arms were granted in 1817 and confirmed in 1897. They were last granted on July 8, 1982 in the city statute. The Imperial Eagle was granted in the 15th century and symbolised the free imperial city. The escutcheon with the three crowns, symbolising the three Kings, first appeared in 1315, in a chief above a shield Argent. Relics of the Three Kings were taken to the city in 1164 by Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa. Later (around 1500) the shield was 'filled' with ermine. Officially there are 11 ermine tails, symbolising the 11.000 virgins of Saint Ursula. As St. Ursula was a princess of Bretagne (Brittany) the virgins were depicted as ermine tails. Today the ermines are depicted as flames.
Title: DEU Koeln COA
Credit: This image is taken from www.ngw.nl – Heraldry of the World – an international civic heraldry site by Ralf Hartemink. ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Köln Hauptsatzung der Stadt Köln Nagel, Rolf; Rheinisches Wappenbuch; Köln 1986; S. 119 ISBN 3-7927-0816-7 file made by Jürgen Krause colors according to FIAV
Author: Unknown für die Stadt Köln
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

Image usage

The following 3 pages link to this image:

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.