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The arms are canting for the old Greek name of the area, Ankòn, which meand a bend arm. The name is based on the shape of the local coastline, where the Greeks founded the city of present [[Ancona]]. The arm already appeared on a local coin from the 4<sup>th</sup> century BC.
The arms are canting for the old Greek name of the area, Ankòn, which meand a bend arm. The name is based on the shape of the local coastline, where the Greeks founded the city of present [[Ancona]]. The arm already appeared on a local coin from the 4<sup>th</sup> century BC.


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Italy|'''Literature''']]
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Italy|'''Literature''']]:


{{media}} Le Province d'Italia, araldica e sedi storiche, 2001
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The arms are canting for the old Greek name of the area, Ankòn, which meand a bend arm. The name is based on the shape of the local coastline, where the Greeks founded the city of present Ancona. The arm already appeared on a local coin from the 4th century BC.

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