Panevėžys (city)

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PANEVĖŽYS

County : Panevėžys
Municipality : Panevėžys

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 11, 1993 and are based on several seals dating from the 18th and early 19^th century.

These seals showed a divided shield with in the upper part the Russian Imperial eagle, and in the lower a castle. The meaning of the castle is not known, but it is very likely that it symbolises the old important city itself.

The city used in the 19th and early 20^th century the arms of the Panevėžys district as its arms.

To distinguish the arms of the city and the district, the castle was taken as a symbol. As the historical colours were not known, the colours were chosen arbitrarily.