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Helmstadt Market Town (Germany)

Markt Helmstadt, Landkreis Würzburg, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Helmstadt town banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2020
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Helmstadt Market Town

Helmstadt Banner

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2020

Helmstadt Coat of Arms

Baroque shield Or three heraldic roses Gules ordered 2:1, between the roses a mace Azure in fess.
Meaning:
Without any doubt the roses are taken from the arms of the Counts of Wertheim. The origin of the mace, a local symbol, is unknown. The pattern appeared on seals from the first half of the 18th century. The pattern disappeared in the 19th century and was restored in 1914. The tinctures had been chosen arbitrarily.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.71
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2020

The coat of arms was adopted in 1914.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2020


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