BRANDENBURG, Province of (Prussia).

BRANDENBURG, Province of (Prussia). Argent, an eagle displayed gules, on the head an electoral bonnet proper, beaked, legged and with sachsen or, the dexter claw holding a sceptre and the sinister a sword, charged on the breast with an inescutcheon azure, thereon a sceptre in pale or.

The foregoing arms appear to be borne (a) on the breast of an eagle displayed sable, crowned, beaked and legged, and with sachsen or, holding in the dexter claw a sceptre and in the sinister an orb proper ; or {b) surmounted by an electoral bonnet and supported by (dexter) a wild man wreathed about the head and middle with oak-leaves and supporting a club, and (sinister) a man in complete armour, all proper ; or (c) without the bonnet but with a crest out of a coronet or, a sceptre in pale of the same between two eagle's wings sable, charged with sachsen and seme of linden leaves or. Supporters — As before, but holding in their exterior hands banners — the dexter of Prussia, the sinister of Brandenburg.

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