Graz
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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GRAZ
State : Steiermark
District : Graz (city)
Origin/meaning
The arms show the panther of Steiermark, as the city was already in the 12th century the capital of Steiermark. The only difference between the arms of the city and of the state, is that the panther in the arms of the city is crowned.
The panther already appeared in the 13th century seals of the city. All later seals have shown the panther in slightly different compositions, see below.
 Seal of Graz from 1261 |
 Seal of Graz from 1296 |
 Seal of Graz from 1440 |
 Smaller seal of Graz from 1440 |
 Seal of Graz from 1700 |
 The arms by Zacharias Bartsch (1567) |
 The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932 |
 The arms in the Abadie album +/- 1932 |
Literature : Kober and Pilchegger, 1956; Bartsch, 1567