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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''': Gabon [[File:Gabon.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''': [[Woleu-Ntem]][[File:r-woleu.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| D'or à la tête d'aigle arrachée de sable becquée et languée de gueules; chaussé de sinople. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The gold alludes to cocoa, of which Oyem is one of the marketing centers, and the green to the forest. The gold forming the triangle represents the geographical location of Oyem on a plateau cut with depressions. The eagle’s head, borrowed from the German coat of arms, recalls the work of the Germans in this center at the beginning of the 20th century. Oyem was founded by the French and was later developed and expanded by the Germans. | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Gabon|'''Literature''']]: Blasons République Gabonaise | |||
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[[Category:Municipalities of Gabon]] | [[Category:Municipalities of Gabon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:15, 16 June 2024
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Country: Gabon  Province: Woleu-Ntem  |
| French | D'or à la tête d'aigle arrachée de sable becquée et languée de gueules; chaussé de sinople. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The gold alludes to cocoa, of which Oyem is one of the marketing centers, and the green to the forest. The gold forming the triangle represents the geographical location of Oyem on a plateau cut with depressions. The eagle’s head, borrowed from the German coat of arms, recalls the work of the Germans in this center at the beginning of the 20th century. Oyem was founded by the French and was later developed and expanded by the Germans.
Image gallery
The arms on a stamp and FDC
Literature: Blasons République Gabonaise
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