Deutsch: „Geteilt; oben in Schwarz ein wachsender rot gekrönter und bewehrter, goldener (gelber) Löwe, unten schräg gerautet (geweckt) in Silber (Weiß) und Blau.“
English: „Party per fess sable and bendy lozengy Argent and azure, a crowned, armed and langued gules lion issuant Or.”
since 15. century - old tradition - last granted 1925-01-21
Object history
Deutsch: Die Stadt Amberg führt das Wappen in der seit dem 15. Jahrhundert überlieferten Gestaltung und
eine eigene Fahne gemäß Stadtratsbeschluss vom 21. Januar 1925. Es verweist auf den Pfälzer Löwen und die früheren Wittelsbacher Stadtherren, die die (weiß-blauen) bayerischen Wecken im Wappen führten.
English: The arms were last granted on January 21, 1925. They show the lion of the Palatinate and the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see also Bavaria). The city was a possession of the Wittelsbach family, who were also Counts of Palatinate. Amberg became a city at the end of the 13th century. The symbols first appear on seals of the 14th century.
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