CoA John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Torgau, DE
N 51° 33.539 E 013° 00.581
33U E 362031 N 5713866
Simplified version of the CoA of Saxony's Duke and Elector John Frederick I at the castle of Torgau, Saxony
Waymark Code: WM8EF4
Location: Sachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 03/21/2010
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In 1534, Saxony's Duke and Elector (There is no perfect English translation for the German title "Kurfürst") had this castle, called Hartenfels build in the town of Torgau.
The castle's gate is adorned by a slightly simplified version of the coat of Arms of John Frederick I, which in itself is a slight variation of the Great Arms of the Kingdom and Kings of Saxony.
We didn't have time to go inside and thus missed a much larger version of the Arms in the court yard, but Wikipedia has a really good picture of that one.
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The attached pictures are those we took of the smaller version on the outside.