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Incorporated inito : 1929 [[Solingen]]
Incorporated inito : 1929 [[Solingen]]


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====Official blazon====
====Official blazon====

Revision as of 17:58, 16 June 2013

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WALD

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Solingen
Incorporated inito : 1929 Solingen

Waldso.jpg

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1890.

The arms show an oak tree as a canting symbol (Wald means forest), and a small shield with symbols for trade (staff of Mercury) and mining (tools).

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Seal from around 1900

Literature : Background : Joachim Beeck, Meerbusch