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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Apr 2021
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is in a white bannerhead.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Apr 2021
Shield Azure, a falcon Or with necklace Gules on top of a mount issuant Or.
Meaning:
Meaning:
The falcon is taken from the arms of the Counts of Falkenstein, who became extinct in 1272. The tinctures are known since 1605 and also the necklace as a distinguishing mark. The nearby Auerburg castle was a possession of the counts between 1180 and 1248. The pattern variied in details, sometimes the falcon was depicted as armed and tongued Gules.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.32
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Apr 2021
The banner was confirmed on 7 January 1954 and the arms were approved on 19 December 1921 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Apr 2021
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