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with the right to its own coat of arms and seal. The shield has remained relatively unchanged in history – the only changes since the 19th century have been the replacement of a
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In the bottom part of the shield lies the image of the medieval city with its public and industrial buildings, surrounded by the citadels of the
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cartouche with a shield, the replacement of a gold crown with diamonds with a mural crown, the removal of the
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downstairs. The tower symbolizes to be an 18th-century construction, providing water to the city from the
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The city's first recorded coat of arms dates back to 1781, when Timișoara was proclaimed a
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Until the changes in 2009, since the coat of arms from 1995 was not approved by the
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field, over natural waves, a double-arched silver bridge built of hewn stone (
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that started in the city. The red flag with a silver cross is also the
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emerges. The golden lion is the historical symbol of
402:. Budapest: A Vármegyei Szociográfiák Kiadóhivatala. 1083: 1067: 826: 613: 577: 525: 67: 53: 45: 32: 18: 96:is divided into two parts by a horizontal line ( 71:On the city hall's and local council's documents 503: 215:. This is the insignia of the Royal House of 151:. On the tower are two flags: the historical 8: 278:After the union of Banat with Romania (1919) 510: 496: 488: 174:and the Bega Canal. Above the city are an 131:. On the left side (viewer's right), on a 84:was adopted in 1995 and modified in 2009. 470:Schuster, Else von. "Stema și Sigiliul". 1091:Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia 226:, symbolizing the status of the city as 1075:Ministry of Administration and Interior 328: 252: 157:flag of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 336: 334: 332: 15: 1101:Inspectorate for Emergency Situations 345:. Timișoara: G. 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Armiger
Timișoara
Crest
mural crown
Timișoara
shield
parted per fess
parted per pale
crimson
Trajan's Bridge
golden lion
Banat
József Sebestyén
ro
sky blue
water tower
cornices
water wheel
Bega Canal
flag of Timișoara
flag of the Romanian Revolution of 1989
flag of Savoy
Eugene of Savoy
former fortress
anthropomorphic
Sun
crescent
Moon
Romania

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