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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Vlaams-Brabant]][[File:Vlaamsbrabant.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1977 [[Mazenzele]] | |||
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*(1819) Van lazuur beladen met het beeld van den Heiligen Paulus. | *(1819) Van lazuur beladen met het beeld van den Heiligen Paulus. | ||
*(1993) In lazuur een Sint-Paulus, houdende in de rechterhand een zwaard en in de linkerhand een boek, het geheel van goud. | *(1993) In lazuur een Sint-Paulus, houdende in de rechterhand een zwaard en in de linkerhand een boek, het geheel van goud. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms show St. Paul, the patron saint of the village. The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the village, known since the 17th century. As the municipality only send a seal to the Dutch College of Arms in 1818 and no colours were known, the arms were granted in the Dutch national colours. | The arms show St. Paul, the patron saint of the village. The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the village, known since the 17th century. As the municipality only send a seal to the Dutch College of Arms in 1818 and no colours were known, the arms were granted in the Dutch national colours. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:opwijk.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Opwijk/Arms (crest) of Opwijk|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | ||
File:Opwijkc.jpg|alt=Wapen van Opwijk/Arms (crest) of Opwijk|The arms on a municipal cover (1970s) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | |||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms O]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms O]] | ||