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image by Jörg Majewski, 9 Nov 2020
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2020
Shield parted per fess, above Azure a flagellum Or in bend, beneath Argent on mound issuant Vert a sighthound salient Sable tongued Gules and gorged Or.
Meaning:
The current pattern was first displayed on a local seal from 1713 in a Baroque cartouche. The basic tinctures were fixed in 1835. They are those of the Princes of Schwrazenberg. The flagellum (German: Geißel) and the hiund (German: Wind(hund)) are canting elements.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.58
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2020
The arms are in use since the 18th century.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2020
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