Coat of arms of the city of Emden

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Emden
Lower Saxony
Coat of arms of the city of Emden
Blazon

"On the lower field blue flowing water, in the middle field a red five-pinned wall and on the upper field on a black background the upper part of a crowned virgin eagle in yellow color"

City colors
Current colors: Yellow-red-blue
Basic data
Introduction: 1495
Former municipalities
with their own coat of arms: 		Twixlum , Wybelsum , Logumer Vorwerk

The Emden coat of arms was awarded to the city in 1495 by King Maximilian I after long requests and payment of high fees . The figure in the coat of arms and the entire city coat of arms itself is called "Engelke up de Muer" ("Little angel on the wall") and is in the city colors (gold, red, blue).

The blue waves at the bottom symbolize Emden's closeness to and proximity to the Ems. The wall in the middle stands for the security and protection that Emden offered, both through the Ems wall, which separated Emden from the Ems, and for the huge ramparts that run around the city. The golden angel is modeled on the former coat of arms of the Cirksena family, the then ruling noble family of the city. This is not a "real" angel, but a harpy , a female doom demon with wings and claws from Greek mythology, also known in heraldry as the "virgin eagle".

The official seal of the city contains the coat of arms, decorated with a wreath and crown, and the inscription Stadt Emden .

The coat of arms on the naval ships "Emden"

Ship bell of the frigate Emden

The city's coat of arms is also used by the frigate " Emden " of the German Navy.

Web links

Photo of the frigate Emden I, city coat of arms recognizable on the bow , photo of the bow coat of arms of the Emden I on board the HMAS Castlemain , photo of the frigate Emden V, city coat of arms recognizable on the bow

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Main statutes of the city of Emden (PDF; 109 kB)