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Hanseatic flag of Bremen (lemmy.world)
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[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

That must be a 14th century hanging flag for the stern of a vessel.

Weird that the key is kinda both a secular empowerment of the city's council against the bishop, but on the other hand supposedly meaning 'keys to heaven'.