Frankenthal City (Germany)

Stadt Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz

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Frankenthal City

Frankenthal Flag

It is a yelllow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Debus 1988
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001

Frankenthal Banner

It is a yelllow-red vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Debus 1988
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001

Frankenthal Coat of Arms

Shield Sable a lion rampant Or, crowned armed and tongued Gules, holding an orb Or by his risen dexter forepaw and an inescutcheon Gules charged with triangular pyramid Or by his sinister forepaw.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city from the 16th century. Frankenthal received city rights in 1573 from Palatine Johann Casimir of Rhine. The lion and the orb are derived from the arms of the Palatine Electorate. The inescutcheon with the pyramide symbolises the three main religious groups at the time, the Dutch, Walloon and German population groups.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.27
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001

Flag and banner were approved in 1955. The arms were approveded in 1841 and confirmed in 1954.
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001

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