The circular panel, divided into two concentric registers, shows a well preserved and meticulously rendered shield of the Canton of Zurich and its affiliated localities. An inner circle is framed by a green laurel wreath over a blue border. In the center, in a pyramid form, are two shields of the Canton of Zurich surmounted by that of the Holy Roman Empire. They are flanked by lions standing on their hind legs, their paws resting on the imperial crown. On the right one carries an imperial orb and on the left the lion carries a sword. They stand in front of a low balustrade on a black and white checkered floor. Behind them is a blue arch draped with blue fabric. Below are three shields. Encircling the scene is a ring consisting of 32 shields. The outer circle carries the place names.
Zurich: Per pale argent and azure twice repeated, or a double-headed eagle displayed sable crowned beaked and armed or (the Empire); crest: an Imperial crown proper; supporters, two lions rampant guardant or holding in their dexter and sinister paws the Imperial sword and orb.
Surrounding shields [top and clockwise] 1. Paly of six argent and azure and overall a fess gules (Regensdorf); 2. Per chevron sable and or three orbs counterchanged (Maschwanden); 3. Gules Saint George slaying the dragon proper (Stein a/Rhein); 4. Gules a bend or between two lions passant and two stars of the second (Andelfingen); 5. Gules a mantle clasp or (Wädenswil); 6 Per bend gules and argent (Bülach); 7. Or a pile sable dexer (Hedingen); 8. Gules a city gate proper, in chief a rainbow of the same (Regensberg); 9. Gules a demi-unicorn rampant couped proper (Rümlang); 10 Or a demi-beach two leaves and slipped vert impaling gules a log couped proper (Stammheim); 11. Or a twin-towered castle sable on a triple mount vert and in chief two stars or [rect gules] (Meilen); 12. Argent St. Verena standing and holding a comb and a watering pot all proper (Stäfa); 13. Gules a swan proper (Horgen); 14. Per bend in chief azure a star of six points or in base argent a bend gules (Zollikon); 15. Gules a cushion or (Küsnacht); 16. Azure a fess nebuly argent (Steinegg); 17. Or a lion rampant sable (Hegi); 18. Or impaling fessy of five argent and gules (Wollishofen); 19. Argent a pair of bullrushes per saltire proper (Thalwil); 20. Azure a rose argent seeded or (Kilchberg); 21 Or an otter rampant sable holding a fish [rect azure] (Männedorf); 22. Azure two fleur-de-lis scepters per saltire argent (Fluntern); 23. Or a bear’s head couped sable langued gules (Sellenbüren); 24. Per fess azure and argent in chief a crescent or in base argent two roses gules seeded or (Neüwampf); 25. Vert a lion rampant argent langued and armed or (Grüningen); 26. Azure a bend or between two lions passant of the same (Kyburg); 27. Or a stag trippant sable on a triple mount argent (Eglisau); 28. Gules a fess argent in chief two dogs’ heads erased sable langued gules collared argent in base two of the same (Elgg); 29. Gules two arms garbed or with hands erect proper (Laufen); 30. Or a mill iron sable (Freiamt); 31. Or a griffon rampant gules (Greifensee); 32. Argent a bend gules between two lions passant of the same (Winterthur); arms in triplet: Argent in chief a bunch of grapes in base a barrel all proper (Weinfelden); Per pale or and gules (Sax); Gules three arrows fesswise or (Pfyn).
Rägenspurg; Maschwanden; Steinn; Andelfingen; Wädenschwÿl; Bülach; Hedingen; Regenspärg; Rümlang; Stamen; Meylen; Stäffen; Horgen; Zollicken; Küssnacht; Steinegg; Hegi; Wollishoffen; Dallwyll; Kilchberg; Mänidorff; Flunteren); Selenbüren; Neüwampt; Grüningen; Kyburg; Eglisauw; Elgg; Lauffen; Freyampt; Greyffensee; Winterthur (top and counterclockwise)
Wynfelden; Sax; Pfyn (over arms in triplet)
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