Frankfurt (Oder)

FRANKFURT (ODER)

State : Brandenburg
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Frankfurt an der Oder

Official blazon

German

In Silber auf grünem Berg aufgerichtet stehend ein goldbewehrter roter Hahn im Kleeblattbogen eines von zwei sechseckigen Türmen beseiteten offenen, roten Torbaus; darüber schwebt ein silberner Schild mit rotem Adler; auf den goldbeknauften Dächern der Seitentürme steht je ein abgewendeter, widersehender goldener Vogel; der breitgedachte Mittelturm ist an den Ecken mit je einem goldenen Kreuz versehen.

English

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 3, 1992.

The arms show a city gate with the eagle of Brandenburg, as Frankfurt received city rights by the Counts of Brandenburg in 1253. The meaning or origin of the rooster is not clear, it may be simply a symbol of watchfulness. It may also be a canting symbol. Frankfurt means Ford of the Francs, a German tribe, which were often named Gallus/Gallii in Latin. Gallus is also Latin for a rooster.

The whole composition already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1294. Most other seals showed the same composition, but some smaller seals only showed the rooster.

The arms in a manuscript from 1514	The arms in a 16th century manuscript
Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Emergency money from the 1920s	The arms in a 1936 album
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)	The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in a 1930s album	The arms in a German album +/- 1910
The arms in the Kosmos albums, 1930s	The arms in the Aurelia album, 1936
Postal cancellation 1954	Postal cancellation 1988

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Literature: Lexikon Städte und Wappen der DDR