617814 Coat of arms of Brandenburg, c.1898 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arms of the electorate of Brandenburg, later arms of the Prussian province of Brandenburg; in heraldic language the blazon is: \'Argent an eagle Gules armed and beaked Or, langued Gules, the wings charged with a trefoil Or\'; according to tradition, the red eagle (M瓣rkischer Adler) was adopted in the 10th century by Margrave Gero; the blue escutcheon with the golden sceptre, as symbol of the office of Archchamberlain (Erzk瓣mmerer) of the Holy Roman Empire, was added under Elector Frederick (1440-70);); Prismatic Pictures ; German, out of copyright.