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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Schwabmünchen city banner]](../images/d/de-au-sm_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2020
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2020
Shield parted per fess of Gules and Argent, over all an orb Azure with cross and circlet Or.
Meaning:
In 1562 Emperor Ferdinand I granted arms to the market town of Schwabmünchen. They are known by a painting of a seal print from the 18th century. The charge was considered to be an orb. But in 1818 this symbol was declared as unacceptable. A shield was chosen, parted per fess with a cross Or above and a blue ball beneath. In 1953 the town gained city rights. The local council applied for new arms, based on the old pattern of the local symbol. A version from the local cadastral land register from 1720 was chosen, which had been also displayed on boundary stones before 1803.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.62
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2020
The banner was approved in 1961. The arms were approved on 1 September 1960 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2020
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