Last modified: 2019-12-11 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: beeskow | pinnacles(4) | escutcheons(2) | scythe blade | antler |
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It is a red-yellow-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2019
It is a red-yellow-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2019
Shield Gules, issuant from base a Gothic porticus Argent with four pinnacles, superimposed by two escutcheons, at dexter in bend sinister Gules charged with three scythe blades Argent ordered per pale, at sinister Or charged with an antler Gules.
Meaning:
The porticus is not representing a local building. It developed from four batons on the shield crest, representing four bishops by their (reduced) croziers. Beeskow belonged to the Bishopric of Lebus since 1518. The first local rulers had been the Lords of Strehla. Their family arms are depicted on the dexter escutcheon. The sinister escutcheon displays the family arms of the Lords of Biberstein, local rulers a few times, at last from 1512 until 1551. They became extinct in 1551 and Beeskow then became a possession of the Margraves of Brandenburg. Beeskow is the seat of Oder-Spree County.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2019
The arms were approved on 15 March 1997.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2019
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