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'''GIRONA - GERONA''' | '''GIRONA - GERONA''' | ||
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Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | ||
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Escut caironat: d'or, 4 pals de gules; l'escussó quadrilong ibèric vairat d'ondes d'argent i de gules. Per timbre una corona de príncep. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| Escut caironat: d'or, 4 pals de gules; l'escussó quadrilong ibèric vairat d'ondes d'argent i de gules. Per timbre una corona de príncep. | |||
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The arms were granted on July 17, 1996. | The arms were granted on July 17, 1996. | ||
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The ancient county became later a duchy (1351), when the king Peter III the Cerimonious gave the title of duke to his first-born son, the infant John. In 1414, the king Ferdinand I gave the title of Prince of Girona to his first-born son, the infant Alphonse. Because of that a prince's crown is at the top of the arms. | The ancient county became later a duchy (1351), when the king Peter III the Cerimonious gave the title of duke to his first-born son, the infant John. In 1414, the king Ferdinand I gave the title of Prince of Girona to his first-born son, the infant Alphonse. Because of that a prince's crown is at the top of the arms. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1642 coin (image eBay) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : de Cadenas, A. A. and de Cadenas, V. : Heraldica de las comunidades autonomas y de las capitales de provincia. Hidalguia, Madrid, 1985.; Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Spain|'''Literature''']] : de Cadenas, A. A. and de Cadenas, V. : Heraldica de las comunidades autonomas y de las capitales de provincia. Hidalguia, Madrid, 1985.; Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | ||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities G]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities G]] | ||