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Image: DEU Annaberg-Buchholz COA

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Description: The arms of Annaberg were first granted at the same time as the city rights, by Emperor Maximilian I. on March 22, 1501. They show Virgin and Child with Saint Anne the patron saint of the city, surrounded by two miners and a small shield with miner's tools. Around the city silver is mined since 1492, and mining is still of importance. The arms of Buchholz were granted in 1898 and show the patron saint of the city, St. Catherine with her attributes, the (broken) wheel. The two trees (beech, german "Buche") are canting. Mining has been of importance in the area since the 15th century, which is symbolised by the miner's tools.
Title: DEU Annaberg-Buchholz COA
Credit: Bensing, M.; Blaschke, K.; Czok, K.; Kehrer, G and Machatscheck, H., Lexikon Städte und Wappen der DDR, Leipzig, 1984.
Author: Jürgen Krause
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