The arms were officially granted on August 9, 1927. 
<p>Blazon: „Per fess, the chief per pale of Or, an eagle Sable langued Gules, and Gules, a crozier issuant from the fess point Argent with a bandrol Argent; in base Azure, an arm issuant from sinister clothed with a sleeve Sable and a cuff Argent holding a judge staff in bend Or.“ 
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The arms show in the upper half the arms of the Princely Abbey of Chiemsee, to which the town historically belonged. The base shows the hand of a judge and indicates that the town was the seat of a court for a very long time.
Unknown<span style="display: none;">Unknown </span> - constructed and added by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Juergenk59" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Juergenk59">Jürgen Krause</a>
1927-08-09
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