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The seal of 1409 showed again a lion. After the merger in 1586 a new seal was used showing arms with on the first half the lion of Veurne and on the second a lion and a saltire, for the kasselrij. | The seal of 1409 showed again a lion. After the merger in 1586 a new seal was used showing arms with on the first half the lion of Veurne and on the second a lion and a saltire, for the kasselrij. | ||
In the middle of the 16th century two versions of the arms were known; a black lion, armed red, on silver or, as mentioned by Gaillard in 1538, a black lion on gold, with a small trefoil on its chest. Ever since the arms showed a black lion, with or without trefoil. | In the middle of the 16th century two versions of the arms were known; a black lion, armed red, on silver, or, as mentioned by Gaillard in 1538, a black lion on gold, with a small trefoil on its chest. Ever since the arms showed a black lion, with or without trefoil. | ||
In 1818 the city received the black lion and trefoil, but now with a red | In 1818 the city received the black lion and trefoil, but now with a red tongue. This was confirmed after the Belgian independance. In 1986 the red tongue was removed and the French War Medal, which the city received in 1919, was added. | ||
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