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The arms were officially granted on November 22, 1924 and new arms on May 26, 1987. | The arms were officially granted on November 22, 1924 and new arms on May 26, 1987. | ||
The current arms show a divided shield with the arms of the Camerlincx-ambacht and the city of [[ | The current arms show a divided shield with the arms of the Camerlincx-ambacht and the city of [[Lombardsijde]]. The main part of the current municipality was historically part of the Camerlincx-ambacht within the [[Brugse Vrije]]. The district used a quartered shield, taken from the arms of the Van Grammene family in the 13th century. In 1330 the area was sold to the COunts of Vlaanderen. | ||
The old arms from 1924 were rather different, see below, and are those of the Lords of Raversijde, as the Raversijde estae was near Middelkerke. | The old arms from 1924 were rather different, see below, and are those of the Lords of Raversijde, as the Raversijde estae was near Middelkerke. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:middelkerke.hagbe.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |align="center"|[[File:middelkerke.hagbe.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:middelkerke.pol.jpg|center|275 px]] <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
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