Coat of arms of Bratislava

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The coat of arms of Bratislava (Template:Langx, Template:Langx), Slovakia, has been used since 1436, when Sigismund of Luxembourg granted the town the right to use its own coat of arms.Template:Fact The coat of arms depicts, on a red late Gothic background, a silver three-towered fortification with a gate in the centre.[1] There are two golden spheres on top of each tower and a golden half-raised portcullis in the gate.

It is a common misconception that the coat of arms represents the Bratislava Castle or any of the city's four medieval gates (Michael's Gate, Laurinc Gate, Fish [or Fishermen's] Gate or Vydrica Gate).Template:Fact In reality, it simply shows a general depiction of a medieval town.

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A hanging portcullis in Bratislava's Old Town, showing the city coat of arms in the centre

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