City of Radevormwald (Germany) (original) (raw)
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Stadt Radevormwald, Oberbergischer Kreis, Northrhine-Westphalia
Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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- Flag reported 1972
- Coat of Arms See also:
- County and Municipal Flags (Northrhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen)
- County of Oberbergischer Kreis [GM]
- Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
- Germany
Flag reported 1972
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a white over red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.79
But according to �1(3) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Radevormwald,version 25 February 2000, updated 27 October 2009 there are just colours of the city, they are red - white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jul 2011
Coat of Arms
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (=white) shield is a red, rampant, double queued lion, crowned, armed and tongued blue, holding a golden (= yellow) sinister-bendy key in his right fore paw.
Meaning:
According to source the lion is symbolizing the counts of Berg, the former rulers. The key is a distinguishing mark. This ensemble is known from seals since 1363.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.79
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jul 2011
The current version of the coat of arms was approved by minister of interior of Prussia in 1934.
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