Bytom Coat of Arms

Bytom; Silesian Voivodeship
Blazon
	“Split; in front in white a miner working to the right with a hoe in a black chasm, behind in blue half a golden eagle at the crack. "
City flag
	Yellow blue
Basic data
Introduction:	1886

The coat of arms of Bytom (Beuthen OS) goes back to medieval lay judges' seals, but has only been used as the city coat of arms since the end of the 19th century.

description

On the left side (heraldic right) of the split city coat of arms there is a silver miner turned to the right, who works the rock with a hoe . On the right side (heraldic left) there is a half golden eagle on a blue background.

Changes and meaning

Originally, the city council used a seal with the eagle of the Upper Silesian Piasts since the Middle Ages . In contrast, the seal of the aldermen from Beuthen showed the image of a miner and an eagle used today.

On the advice of the historian Simon Mach, the city council decided in 1886 to introduce the medieval aldermen's seal as a coat of arms. Emil Doepler designed the new coat of arms based on a seal from the 14th century. Today's coat of arms corresponds to this artistic design, after it was subjected to stylistic changes over time. The miner symbolizes the great importance of mining, which was already practiced in Bytom in the Middle Ages.