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The arms were granted on January 15, 1943 and augmented with the decorations on Decembe 21, 1944. | The arms were granted on January 15, 1943 and augmented with the decorations on Decembe 21, 1944. | ||
The upper part of the arms show two Marshal's staffs. The town harboured the army's headquarters in the second world war. The lower part is taken from the arms of the province Savonlax. The freedoms-cross was granted in 1944. | The upper part of the arms show two Marshal's staffs. The town harboured the army's headquarters under Marschall Mannerheim in the second world war. The lower part is taken from the arms of the province Savonlax. The freedoms-cross was granted in 1944. | ||
Mikkeli became a city in 1838. The first arms were granted in 1842 and showed in the upper half the monogramme of Czar Nicholas I, and in the base the bow and arrow from the Savo region. On a golden bar the date 1838. | Mikkeli became a city in 1838. The first arms were granted in 1842 and showed in the upper half the monogramme of Czar Nicholas I, and in the base the bow and arrow from the Savo region. On a golden bar the date 1838. |