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The German Empire of 1871–1918 had re-introduced the medieval coat of arms of the Holy Roman Emperors, in use during the 13th and 14th centuries (a black single-headed eagle on a golden background), before the emperors adopted the double-headed eagle, beginning with Sigismund of Luxemburg in 1433. The current official design is due to Karl-Tobias Schwab (1887–1967) and was originally introduced in 1928. It is a re-introduction of the coat of arms of the Weimar Republic (in use 1919–1935), which was adopted by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1950. It is one of the oldest coats of arms in the world, and today the oldest national symbol used in Europe. This is the Bundesadler ( German for "Federal Eagle"), formerly known as Reichsadler (German for "Imperial Eagle"). The coat of arms of Germany displays a black eagle with a red beak, a red tongue and red feet on a golden field, which is blazoned: Or, an eagle displayed sable beaked langued and membered gules. Or, an eagle displayed sable armed beaked and langued gules The banner of arms, which serves as presidential standard
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