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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | ||
'''Country''' : Sri Lanka [[File:srilanka.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Country''': Sri Lanka [[File:srilanka.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
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The arms show two Dutch merchant ships | The arms show two Dutch merchant ships as during Dutch colonial times it was an important harbour. | ||
The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms. | The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms. |
Latest revision as of 08:42, 16 June 2024
Country: Sri Lanka |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show two Dutch merchant ships as during Dutch colonial times it was an important harbour.
The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms.
Literature: Silva, de and Beumer, 1988.
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