Copenhagen coat of arms
The coat of arms of Copenhagen first appeared on a seal of the city in 1296 . King Friedrich III. granted the city the privilege of bearing a coat of arms on June 24, 1661 .
There is a large coat of arms and the simple shape.
description
The coat of arms shows three red, blue-roofed, two-tiered, black-windowed towers in silver above a blue shield base colored with waves . The middle, higher tower shows the sickle of the rising moon above a pointed roof . The side towers with a semicircular roof are crowned with golden, five-pointed stars . The portcullis in the central tower is raised, and an armored knight with a swung sword stands in the archway, above which a gold-framed coat of arms with an upright, golden lion in black is attached.
On the large coat of arms with a red, historicizing coat of arms, three spangle helmets with red and gold helmet bulges rest . In each of the outer spangle helmets, there are five flags with gold poles and blue tips, and they show the Danish flag . A golden crown hovers over the middle helmet .
Shield holders are two lions , standing on black cannon barrels. The pedestal is richly decorated with fittings and shows a breastplate, a chariot with a broken wheel, saber, rifle, stirrup, spade, pick, beard and drum.
symbolism
The water in the shield base relates to the city's waterfront location.
literature
- Vor tids leksikon , vol. 13. Red. AP Hansen, Aschehoug, Copenhagen 1950.