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The coat of arms shows symbols of the historic states which make up the territory of the district. In the top left field is the lion as symbol of the county of Meißen. In the top right field is the symbol of the Lords of
Sonneberg, which includes sheep shears. The bottom left field displays the
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symbol of the Counts of
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This article is about the district or county in
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365:executive
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559:Source:
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351:Politics
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245:district
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279:History
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253:Germany
225:Website
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113:Capital
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