Coat of arms of city Szczecin

Coat of arms of the city of Szczecin. Coat of arms of Szczecin shows a blue crest, which bears the crowned head of a griffin (a symbol of the princes of the Griffin dynasty) with red feathers. Crown and beak are gold. the lower part has the shape of an arc. The edge of the shield is framed by the color of gold.Griffin has already appeared on the seals of the city from the thirteenth century. The current model is valid only from approx. 1360. However, the color of the dial from that time is not known. After 1660. They were added by the Swedish king Charles IX two lions, supporting both sides of the head of a griffin with a crown.