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The arms were officially granted on ??
The arms were officially granted on ??



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PONT

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Disctrict (Kreis) : Kleve (until 1974 Geldern)
Incorporated into : 1969 Geldern

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??

The arms show three medlar flowers, the oldest symbol of the Counts of Geldern.

The only known seal of Pont dates from 1645 and shows the patron saint, St. Anthony.

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Literature : Frankewitz and Fenner, z.j.