Coat of arms of Bytom
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 1898 version by Otto Hupp | |
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| Armiger | Gmina Bytom |
| Adopted | 1886 |
The coat of arms of Bytom was adopted by an 1886 resolution of the town council.
It is composed of two symbols. The left (heraldic: right) half shows a miner digging with a hoe for smithsonit. It is based on a 14th-century town (aldermen) seal, referring to the centuries-long tradition as a mining area. The right (heraldic: left) half features a golden eagle on a blue field - the symbol used by the Upper Silesian dukes of the Piast dynasty.
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