File:Rostock Wappen.svg

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Deutsch: Wappen der Hansestadt Rostock. Blasonierung: »Das Stadtwappen ist ein geteilter Schild; oben in Blau ein schreitender goldener Greif mit aufgeworfenem Schweif und ausgeschlagener roter Zunge; unten von Silber über Rot geteilt.« (Hauptsatzung der Hansestadt Rostock (vom 7. Juni 2005): §1, Abs.2)
English: Coat of Arms of the Hanseatic city of Rostock. Blazon: Party per fess Azure a griffin passant Or langed Gules, the base also per fess Argent and Gules.
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Source Own work using: DEU Rostock COA.svg:  and Hauptsatzung der Hansestadt Rostock (Amts- und Mitteilungsblatt der Hansestadt Rostock Nr. 17 vom 30. August 2006) (PDF; 67 kB). rathaus.rostock.de 1. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved on 2025-07-14.
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Hans Schweitzer
 
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Other versions
  • Brockhaus, 1898
    Brockhaus, 1898
  • Eine Darstellung des Wappens in der DDR
    Eine Darstellung des Wappens in der DDR
  • DDR-Darstellung
    DDR-Darstellung
  • von der Stadt benutzte Darstellung
    von der Stadt benutzte Darstellung
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current21:06, 14 July 2025Thumbnail for version as of 21:06, 14 July 2025677 × 707 (103 KB)Sebastian WallrothCropped 6 % horizontally, 6 % vertically, 12 % areawise using CropTool with lossless mode. Removed border.
16:17, 14 November 2022Thumbnail for version as of 16:17, 14 November 2022675 × 706 (103 KB)Kerl am CembaloNeuer Versuch
16:16, 14 November 2022Thumbnail for version as of 16:16, 14 November 2022631 × 659 (103 KB)Kerl am CembaloFarbton der Zunge für einheitliche Farbgebung angepasst.
16:11, 19 June 2021Thumbnail for version as of 16:11, 19 June 2021675 × 706 (108 KB)PhillippPMSReverted to version as of 16:18, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
16:09, 19 June 2021Thumbnail for version as of 16:09, 19 June 2021630 × 658 (108 KB)PhillippPMSRandunregelmäßigkeiten entfernt
16:18, 20 November 2013Thumbnail for version as of 16:18, 20 November 2013675 × 706 (108 KB)N3MOGrafische Version des Greifen von Perhelion genutzt und in Details korrigiert, wo die Darstllung unkorrekt oder unvollständig war.
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