Coat of arms of Klaipėda

Current coat of arms of Klaipėda.

The flag with the coat of arms of Klaipėda.

The coat of arms of Klaipėda is the coat of arms of the city of Klaipėda, Lithuania. It is used as coat of arms of Klaipėda city municipality.

The modern rendition was designed by the designer Kęstutis Mickevičius. The modern coat of arms was created by restoring old seals of the city of Memel (analogous with those used in the years 1446, 1605 and 1618; Memel is the German name for the city, used when it belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia). It was affirmed on July 1, 1992.

The charges are a stone castle and a boat. They have been rendered somewhat differently through the years but always in line with the blazon.

The flag of the city depicts the coat of arms upon a square cloth vertically parted in the colours of the arms.

Klaipėda city seal, 1446 (diameter 75 mm). From the secret archive of National Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
The coat of arms on the Klaipėda city municipality building
The coat of arms on Tiltų street 1 building
The arms on the Litas commemorative coin dedicated to Klaipėda city in 2002
The flag at the Lithuania Minor Historical Museum

Flags and coats of arms of Lithuania

National	Flag Coat of arms

City coats of arms	Vilnius Kaunas Klaipėda Šiauliai Panevėžys Alytus Marijampolė Mažeikiai Jonava Utena Kėdainiai Telšiai Visaginas Tauragė Ukmergė Plungė Šilutė Kretinga Radviliškis Druskininkai

See also flag and coat of arms of the Lithuanian SSR

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