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by István Molnár, 29 May 2001 
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by István Molnár, 29 May 2001
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Based on picture from the Napló daily newspaper.
István Molnár, 29 May 2001
by István Molnár
Source: A magyar városok címerei (Coat of Armss of the Hungarian cities and towns); 1975
Coat of Arms (1974-1991)
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from http://www.tapolca.hu/images/tapolca-old.gif
, located by István Molnár
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from http://www.tapolca.hu/jelkepek_uk.html,
located by Istvan Molnar
From http://www.tapolca.hu/jelkepek_uk.html:
The Description of the Coat-of-Arm of Tapolca - There is a white
(silver) coloured towered bastion on a standing red shield which
has a prop with snout. There is a red lion turning right in it
and a black sword with a yellow (gold) hilt is in its mouth. On
the tower – and on the coat-of-arm as well – is a helm with a
triple crown with the lion mentioned above as a crest.
History of the Seals and Coat-of-Arms of Tapolca (1609-1998) -
The seal of Gáspár Jósa have been found in 1908 on the
occasion of building of the Lessner-house. This is the oldest
armoried depiction of Tapolca. In the centre of the circle seal
is a one-towered church, a key is near to it and a stone-writing
: “Tapolczai bíró Jósa Gáspár 1609”. It was the
personnel badge of the judge and there is no any mark of the seal
of the town.
There is a wax impression in the Country Archive – in the
Altenburger-Réső collection – which depicts a bastion with a
tower and a rearing lion turning right and keeps a sword with
cross-hilt in its mouth. The same lion rises up from the crowded
helmet on the top of the bastion. The text is: “Tapolcz. nemes.
peste. 1794”.
This seal could be the sample for the seal of the town which is
used since 1852 – according to Mr. Dénes Mayer.
Tapolca having lost its city ranging and got a large village
ranking in 1898. Its seal and coat-of-arm have been changed
according to this.
The draw of the coat-of-arm is published by the “Tapolczai
Lapok” in 26 March, 1911. The coat-of-arm, standing on its
snout is hatched by vertical lines which used for the marking of
the red colour in heraldry. The tower and the lion are line
diagram without colour and mark.
The text of the seal – according to the coat-of-arm – is:
“Zalavármegye Tapolcza község 1908.”This coat-of-arm and
seal were valid until 1949, after this time the coat-of-arm was
not used.
The Presidential Council rose the town to city ranking again with
its order of No. 1966/6. The town turned into
industrial and bauxite mining town from a noble and trading town,
and this fact is shown in the new emblem too. The new coat-of-arm
was designed by László Konstantin graphic artist and it was
accepted by the Executive Committee of Tapolca on its meeting of
6 December, 1974.
The new coat-of-arm shows the following motives with white
(silver) colour on a red shield: a castle with towers on the
bottom of the coat-of-arm, a stylised bunch of grapes above it, a
cog-wheel on the left side of the coat-of-arm and two different
hammers on the right side of the coat-of-arm. The gate of the
castle is light blue and a white curve can be found in it
referring to the cave.
The emblems of the town and the use of those were ruled by the
Representative Body of Tapolca in 1991., after the political
changes. The town has a new coat-of arm from that time, which is
used in the current time as well.
Practically, the Representative Body of Tapolca returned to the
oldest version of the coat-of-arm – which base was the seal
established in 1794. - which was the base of the later versions.
Istvan Molnar, 27 Febuary 2001
