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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''Province''' : <br>[[West-Vlaanderen]][[File:westvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Province''' : <br>[[West-Vlaanderen]][[File:westvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
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* 1970 [[Pollinkhove]] | * 1970 [[Pollinkhove]] | ||
'''Incorporated into :''' | '''Incorporated into:''' | ||
* 1977 [[Lo-Reninge]] | * 1977 [[Lo-Reninge]] | ||
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The arms were officially granted on October 2, 1823 and again on July 21, 1838. | The arms were officially granted on October 2, 1823 and again on July 21, 1838. | ||
The arms are known since the 16th century. The arms are first seen on a map of | The arms are known since the 16th century. The arms are first seen on a map of Gaillard from 1557. | ||
The arms are a combination of elements of the old seals of the city. The oldest seal is known from 1309 and shows the Imperial eagle with two keys. The contra-seal from the same time shows a lion (of Flanders ?). | |||
The arms are a combination of elements of the old seals of the city. The oldest seal is known from 1309 and shows the Imperial eagle with two keys. The contra-seal from the same time shows a lion (of Flanders ?). | |||
===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Lo1558.jpg|alt=Wapen van Lo/Arms (crest) of Lo|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | |||
File:Lo1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Lo/Arms (crest) of Lo|The arms by Hozier (1696) | |||
File:Loo.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Lo/Arms (crest) of Lo|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | File:Loo.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Lo/Arms (crest) of Lo|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> |
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