Sibiu coat of arms
Sibiu's coat of arms dates from the 13th century. It consists of an antique shield with a red glazed field. In this field there are two silver swords with gold pommel and crossguard, which form a St. Andrew's cross and are aligned with the point at the base of the shield. The swords have an open, golden, lamellar crown. A triangle formed from three sea leaves (water lily leaves ) and three stems winds around the sword blades. A stone crown with seven silver towers sits enthroned on the shield.
In medieval heraldry, these swords symbolize the right to impose the death penalty on a blood-red background: Jus Gladii Minus and Jus Gladii Majus .
History
Originally the coat of arms of Sibiu was identical to the coat of arms of the Sibiu chair , which consists of two crossed swords. In the 14th century the triangular figure made of water lily leaves was added. In a seal from 1550, the coat of arms of Sibiu was also used as the coat of arms of Transylvania .
meaning
The swords crossing downwards symbolize, according to medieval custom, the conquest of the land and the will of the citizens to defend the city and its civil rights.
The crown, which is called "corona regia" in Transylvanian heraldry, describes the statute of the city as a free city, which is located on the royal floor (fundus regius). The red background of the shield symbolizes local, constitutional autonomy.
Picture gallery
The seal of Transylvania from 1550.
Cattle fire sign (1826)
The coat of arms on the Bridge of Lies (1859)
The coat of arms in the interwar period
The Hermannstadt coat of arms during the communist era
Mosaic from the twin city of Klagenfurt
Manhole cover from 2007, the year of the European Capital of Culture.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ After this coat of arms element, the first Masonic lodge in Sibiu, founded in 1767, named itself St. Andreas zu den three Seebl Blätter , into which the founder of homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann was added in 1777 .
