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Plzen Coat of Arms

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The Plzen (Czech Republic) coat-of-arms, c. 1578. The original design (prior to 1434) had only the the silver Greyhound in a red field, introduced by the burgesses at the time of the Hussite wars in order to emphasize their loyalty.

Plzen Coat of Arms from the Plzen Home Page by Milos Wimmer.

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