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3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 19 Feb 2001
Offenbach am Main, City, county free city,
inhabitants 119,233
district Darmstadt, state Hesse
flag in use since 1981
information provided by Klaus Günther
Jörg Majewski, 4 Oct 2006
It is a white over blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Stefan Schwoon, 19 Feb 2001
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Oct 2006
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Jörg Majewski, 4 Oct 2006
The shield is Azure, displaying an eradicated oak Argent with 14 leaves and five acorns.
Meaning:
The oak tree in the arms is derived from the historical Dreieich (three-oaks) district. The oak appears already in the oldest seal of the city, known since 1639. In the 19th century the oak was placed in a shield and the colours were defined. Still sometimes the arms were shown in more natural colours, see below.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 mar 2017
Source: Stadler 1967, p.73
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Oct 2006
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour with arms without shield in a blue bannerhead.
Jörg Majewski, 4 Oct 2006
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