institution
Habsburg Double-Headed Eagle
Imperial Eagle
also: kétfejű sas, Doppelköpfiger Adler
The heraldic emblem of the Habsburg Empire, a double-headed eagle, stamped on all official documents and revenue stamps. In The Civilizer, Uros's joke that 'where there's carrion, the eagle gathers' identifies the empire with a scavenger bird.
Reading notes
- The Civilizer §14 Stamped—like criminals!
Imperial Austrian revenue stamps bore the double-headed eagle (Doppelköpfiger Adler), the Habsburg emblem. Stamped documents were both a legal requirement and a tax instrument; István's comparison to criminal branding is deliberately provocative.
- The Civilizer §14 double-headed eagle
The double-headed eagle was the heraldic symbol of the Habsburg Empire, appearing on all official documents and stamps. Uros's joke — 'Where there's carrion, the eagle gathers' — identifies the empire with a scavenger.