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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of [[Denmark]] - [[Danmarks Kommunevåbener]]'''
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'''BOGENSE'''

Region : Syddanmark<br/>
Amt (until 2007) : [[Fyn]] (until 1970 [[Odense Amt|Odense]])<br/>
Additions : 1970 Bogense Landdistrikt, Grindløse, Guldbjerg, Klinte, Nørre Sandager, Ore, Skovby<br/>
Incorporated into: 2007 [[Nordfyn]]

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====Official blazon====

====Origin/meaning====
The arms are known from a seal dating from 1535. <br>
he arms show a ship as a symbol for the fact that the city is a harbour town. All later seals and arms have shown the ship. 
The arms are now used by the Nordfyn municipality. 

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|align="center"|[[File:bogensez.jpg]] <br/>Seal of Bogense from 1535.
|align="center"|[[File:bogensez1.jpg]] <br/>Seal of Bogense from 1608.
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|align="center"|[[File:bogense2.jpg]] <br/>The arms on a banner from 1898 (Image taken in Den Fynske Landby) 
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|align="center"|[[File:bogense.hagdk.jpg]] <br/>The arms as shown in the [[Kaffe Hag Denmark|Kaffe Hag album]] from the 1930s.
|align="center"|[[File:bogense.bv.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms as shown on a [[Danske Byvaabner (tobacco cards)|cigarette card]] from 1926 
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[[Literature]] : Achen, 1982; Ewe, 1972; Grandjean, 1937

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