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The arms were officially granted on June 19, 2002. | The arms were officially granted on May 12, 1792 and re-granted on June 19, 2002. | ||
The arms should refer to growth of the town (laurel) and justice for citizens (sword). | |||
In early 20th century another variant was used due to the inexact description of historian Jan Obst (the original was not available at the time): without base, with a laurel branch instead of a tree, and with counterchanged positions of the laurel and sword. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Skirsnemune 1792.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in 1792 | |align="center"|[[File:Skirsnemune 1792.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in 1792 | ||
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SKIRSNEMUNĖ
County : Tauragė
Municipality : Jurbarkas
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 12, 1792 and re-granted on June 19, 2002.
The arms should refer to growth of the town (laurel) and justice for citizens (sword).
In early 20th century another variant was used due to the inexact description of historian Jan Obst (the original was not available at the time): without base, with a laurel branch instead of a tree, and with counterchanged positions of the laurel and sword.
 The arms in 1792 |
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