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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2021
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2021
Shield parted per fess, above Gules a spearhead issuant Argent, beneath paly of six of Argent and Azure.
Meaning:
The spearhead of a spear, which is used for boar hunting, is taken from the family arms of the Barons of Stiebar, local rulers between 1505 and 1762. The paly shield displays the family arms of the Counts of Seinsheim, local rulers between 1764 and 1852.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.109
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 18 April 1968 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2021
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