Image: DEU Schwabach COA

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Description: The arms were granted in 1953 and are based on the oldest seal of the city, which is known since 1329, but probably dates from 1330, when Schwabach received town rights. The bridge is the local bridge, first mentioned in 1343, the tower is most likely the Kammerstein castle. The eagle is the Imperial eagle and represents the imperial estates in the city, the lion is the lion of Nassau as the Counts of Nassau ruled the city since 1299 as Imperial vassals.
Title: DEU Schwabach COA
Credit: This image is taken from www.ngw.nl – Heraldry of the World – an international civic heraldry site by Ralf Hartemink. http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/s/schwabac.htm Geschichte Schwabachs Wappengeschichte Schwabach file made by Jürgen Krause colors according to FIAV iThe source code of this SVG is valid. This vector image was created with Inkscape.
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