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The middle arms are identical to the arms above, without the mantling and crest. | The middle arms are identical to the arms above, without the mantling and crest. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1567 coin | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1671 coin | |||
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The small coat of arms shows a silver Latin cross on a red background and is derived from the Danish national flag the Dannebrog, which, according to the legend, fell from the sky during the battle of the castle between Danes and Estonians in 1219. Nowadays it is allowed to use the small arms on the buildings to which it historically belonged and only with permission of City Government. | The small coat of arms shows a silver Latin cross on a red background and is derived from the Danish national flag the Dannebrog, which, according to the legend, fell from the sky during the battle of the castle between Danes and Estonians in 1219. Nowadays it is allowed to use the small arms on the buildings to which it historically belonged and only with permission of City Government. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : image from http://valitsus.ee/et/riigikantselei/riigi-ja-omavalitsuste-symbolid/ | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Estonia|'''Literature''']]: image from http://valitsus.ee/et/riigikantselei/riigi-ja-omavalitsuste-symbolid/ | ||
[[Category:Estonian municipalities]] | [[Category:Estonian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Harjumaa]] | [[Category:Harjumaa]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1995]] | [[Category:Granted 1995]] | ||