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armies, soon the coat of arms lost the Holy Crown on it, and was used from 1946 to 1949 without it. Between 1964 and 1990, a new coat of arms was used, avoiding to use the traditional Hungarian symbols that did not match with the
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is located). The undulated white stripe in the middle of both blasons represents the Danube river which separates Buda and Pest (passing through the middle of the city). On the top of the coat of arms lies the
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The coat of arms is composed by two blasons: the superior contains a castle with one tower that represents Pest, as well the inferior a three-towered castle that actually symbolizes Buda (where the
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Budapest krónikája – a kezdetektől napjainkig., szerkesztette Bart István, Budapest: Corvina Kiadó (2007).
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that design the coat of arms based in the cities' previous symbols and coats.
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On the dexter a lion Or and on the sinister a griffin Or
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Budapest arms & colours: throughout the centuries
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Armiger
Capital City of Budapest
Crest
Supporters
Compartment
Budapest
Hungary
Danube
Buda
Pest
Óbuda
Lajos Friedrich
Royal Palace of Buda
Crown of the King Saint Stephen
griffin
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communist

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