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The arms were granted on August 29, 1842 and again on February 16, 1993. | The arms were granted on August 29, 1842 and again on February 16, 1993. | ||
The arms show in an escutcheon the lion of Vlaanderen, surrounded by a canting symbol (compare also [[Kaprijke]]) and are first mentioned in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. An older version of the arms showed | The arms show in an escutcheon the lion of Vlaanderen, surrounded by a canting symbol (compare also [[Kaprijke]]) and are first mentioned in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. An older 15th century version of the arms showed 10 acorns around the escutcheon, later to be replaced by the oak branches. Both are canting, Eeklo means 'open place in an oak forest'. | ||
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File:Eeklogo.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460) | |||
File:Eeklo1558.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | |||
File:Eeklo1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in 1619 | File:Eeklo1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in 1619 | ||
File:eekloo.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | File:eekloo.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
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File:Ecloo.rou.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms on a [[Roulertas|Roulertas Confiserie]] label | File:Ecloo.rou.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms on a [[Roulertas|Roulertas Confiserie]] label | ||
File:eeklo.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | File:eeklo.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | ||
File:Eekloc.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms on a municipal cover (1970s) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||
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