During the Middle Ages in the early 1400's, Ulrich B?ssinger was practising as a goldsmith in Prittriching, a small town in Bavaria, and in 1430, his son, Franz B?ssinger, also a goldsmith, was appointed Master of the Mint (Munzmeister) in Augsburg, Bavaria, later moving to Schwaz in the Tyrol, where he died in 1441. At first the coat of arms was a practical matter which served a function on the battlefield and in tournaments. With his helmet covering...
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