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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jul 2010
Description of banner:
It is a white - black vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.332
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jul 2010
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess, above divided per pale. The upper dexter field shows in a red field a golden(=yellow), rampant lion, armed blue. The upper sinister field shows two black pallets in a silver(=white) shield. Below is a black, sinister facing, statant bear armed red in a silver(=white) field.
Meaning:
According to source the arms are derived from a seal dated 1570. The lion is representing the counts of Sayn, the pallets the county of Wittgenstein. Both together are representing the former sovereign, the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. The bear probably is canting.
Source: : Veddeler 2003, p.88
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jul 2010
Banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg on 26 June 1976.
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