Last modified: 2012-08-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Siegen flag]](../images/d/de-si-si.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jul 2010
Description of flag:
It is a blue over orange horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.516
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jul 2010
![[Siegen banner]](../images/d/de-si_si.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jul 2010
Description of banner:
It is a blue - orange vertical bicolour, the coat of amrs is, according to image in source nearly at the top of the banner.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.516
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jul 2010
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver(=white) shield is a red, embattled wall, superimposed at either side by torrets of the same colour having triangular roofs. The wall has an open gate. In the gate stands a Gothic triangular blue inescutcheon, showing a golden(=yellow) rampant lion, armed and tongued red. Upon the wall stands the torso of a bishop, dressed blue with a blue mitre and holding a golden(=yellow) crozier in his right hand and an open book in his left hand.
Meaning:
According to source the arms are based upon the image from the city's main seal from 1270. The inescutcheon is representing the counts of Nassau, the bishop alludes to the archbishop of Köln, who had to cede in 1224 half of his rights related to the city to the counts of Nassau.
Source: : Veddeler 2003, p.230
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jul 2010
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg on 20 August 1975.
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