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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Mainz became a bishopric in 550 and an archbishopric around 800. The archbishops of Mainz also played a major role in the appointment of the new emperor. The bishops owned large possessions in the present states of Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen and Bayern. The city was also the capital of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]], which existed until 1803. | Mainz became a bishopric in 550 and an archbishopric around 800. The archbishops of Mainz also played a major role in the appointment of the new emperor as one of the 3 spiritual electors. The bishops owned large possessions in the present states of Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen and Bayern. The city was also the capital of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]], which existed until 1803. | ||
The oldest seals of the city show the patron saint, St. Martin | The oldest seals of the city show the patron saint, St. Martin, as a knight cutting his cloak to give a piece to a beggar. Later seals showed a bishop on a throne and only in the 19th century the city arms appear on the seals. | ||
The arms with the two wheels combined with a cross, appear at the end of the 13<sup>th</sup> century in the seal of Bishop Sigfried III. The city started to use the two wheels about 50 years later. Originally the two wheels were placed vertically, but were later placed diagonally. The origin of the wheels is not known, they are probably derived from the arms of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]], but it may just as well the other way round. The colours were changed by Napoleon, who added the three bees of a city of the first rank in a head. As this head had to be red, the colours of the shield had to be changed. In 1811 the bees were removed, but the colours were not restored. Only in 1915 the old colours were restored. | The arms with the two wheels combined with a cross, appear at the end of the 13<sup>th</sup> century in the seal of Bishop Sigfried III. The city started to use the two wheels about 50 years later. Originally the two wheels were placed vertically, but were later placed diagonally. The origin of the wheels is not known, they are probably derived from the arms of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]], but it may just as well the other way round. The colours were changed by Napoleon, who added the three bees of a city of the first rank in a head. As this head had to be red, the colours of the shield had to be changed. In 1811 the bees were removed, but the colours were not restored. Only in 1915 the old colours were restored. | ||
===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Mainzz4.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The 14th century seal | |||
File:Mainzz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The 15th century seal | |||
File:Mainzz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The early 19th century seal | |||
File:Mainzjr.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495) | |||
File:Mainz16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | File:Mainz16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
File:Mainzrp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century) | File:Mainzrp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainz/Arms (crest) of Mainz|The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century) | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Rheinland-Pfalz  District (Kreis) : Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt)
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Origin/meaning
Mainz became a bishopric in 550 and an archbishopric around 800. The archbishops of Mainz also played a major role in the appointment of the new emperor as one of the 3 spiritual electors. The bishops owned large possessions in the present states of Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen and Bayern. The city was also the capital of the State of Mainz, which existed until 1803.
The oldest seals of the city show the patron saint, St. Martin, as a knight cutting his cloak to give a piece to a beggar. Later seals showed a bishop on a throne and only in the 19th century the city arms appear on the seals.
The arms with the two wheels combined with a cross, appear at the end of the 13th century in the seal of Bishop Sigfried III. The city started to use the two wheels about 50 years later. Originally the two wheels were placed vertically, but were later placed diagonally. The origin of the wheels is not known, they are probably derived from the arms of the State of Mainz, but it may just as well the other way round. The colours were changed by Napoleon, who added the three bees of a city of the first rank in a head. As this head had to be red, the colours of the shield had to be changed. In 1811 the bees were removed, but the colours were not restored. Only in 1915 the old colours were restored.
Image gallery
The 14th century seal
The 15th century seal
The early 19th century seal
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms in 1650
Seal from around 1900
The arms of Mainz on local emergency money
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on a special cancellation 1983
Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Neubecker, O. : Heraldiek, bronnen, symbolen en betekenis, Atrium Alphen aan den Rijn, 1988.
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