Coat of Arms of Poznan
Coat of Arms of Poznań consit white city walls with two towers. On right tower stands Saint Peter with key and on the left one stands Saint Paul with sword. In gate there are two golden crossed keys with cross above. Over middle tower, in which there is single window and battlement at the top, there is gothic shield with white eagle in crown. On the sides of two saints there are golden crescents and stars. All those elements are on blue fied. Over shield ther is golden crown.
History
First known image of Poznan Coat of Arms is on seal od document with date 1 May 1344. It contains all elements of modern Coat of Arms exept crown over shield. During ages sometimes were used siplificated versions: only with walls and keys or even only keys and cross on blue field. In 1440 king Vladislaus III of Varna gave city privilage to seal documents with red, royal lack. This privilage allows also to judge by town court peoples of all states including nobles and church hierarchs
Symbolic
- city walls - symbol of town
- St. Peter and St. Paul - patrons of cathedral and city. Poznań diocese is the oldest in Poland so it has right to this same patrons as St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican
- shield with white eagle - Coat of Arms of Przemysl II, king of Poland
- keys - municipal selfgoverment
- cross - christian faith
- crescents and stars - unknown
- crown over Coat of Arms - capital function in history of Poznań
