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The coat of arms of Radevormwald

The arms were granted on November 7, 1934. Radevormwald was a settlement on the eastern borders of the county of Berg. It thus had strategic importance and became a city in the end of the 13th century. The lion in the arms is the lion of the Counts of Berg. The oldest seal of the city, dating from the 14th century, already shows the lion with a key. All later seals show the same image. The origin of the key is not clear. It may have had a religious meaning, but it has also been speculated that it symbolises the iron industry in the town.

In the early 20th century the arms below were shown in the Kaffee Hag albums. These arms show the same composition, but in different colours.

Source: municipality Radevormwald (agreement e-mail from the 10.12.04 of the municipality is to the user:Mrfinch refer to de:Benutzer:Mrfinch/Genehmigungen)

This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are gemeinfrei (in the public domain). Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here. Dieses Bild stellt das Wappen einer deutschen Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts dar. Nach § 5 Abs. 1 UrhG (Deutschland) sind amtliche Werke wie Wappen gemeinfrei ("public domain"). Wappen sind allgemein unabhängig von ihrem urheberrechtlichen Status in ihrer Nutzung gesetzlich beschränkt. Ihre Verwendung unterliegt dem Namensrecht und den öffentlichen Körperschaften dienen sie darüberhinaus als Hoheitszeichen. Weitere Informationen dazu gibt es unter Wikipedia:Wappen, Amtliches Wappen und Wappensatzung.