Coat of arms of Szczecin

The coat of arms that serves as the symbol of the city of Szczecin in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland depicts the head of a red griffin with a yellow (golden) beak wearing a yellow (golden) crown, placed on the blue background.

[1] The coat of arms is a blue Iberian style escutcheon (shield) with square top and rounded base.

[1] The griffin, a mythical creature present in the coat of arms, had appeared for the first time in city's seals during the 8th century.

The current design originated around 1360 while the period of the formation of escutcheon colour remains unknown.

After 1660, Charles IX, king of Sweden, had added two lions holding it from both sides.

1898 depiction of the coat of arms of Szczecin by Otto Hupp . [ 2 ]