Sachsen near Ansbach Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Sachsen bei Ansbach, Landkreis Ansbach, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-07-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Sachsen near Ansbach Municipality

Sachsen Banner

It is a black-white-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2020

Sachsen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale; at dexter Or a demi-eagle Sable, armed Gules and couped per pale; at sinister Argent two crossed short swords Gules in saltire.
Meaning:
The dexter half is also the dexter half of the lesser arms of the Free Imperial City of Nürnberg, to which the village belonged since 1406. The short swords, also called Saxen, are canting, due to the colonisation by Saxonian settlers in the Medieval.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2020

The banner was approved on 28 May 199-0 by district governor of Mittelfranken. The arms were approved on 26 August 1980 by district governor of Mittelfranken.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2020

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