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The arms were officially granted | The arms were officially granted on July 30, 1915. | ||
Örebro received city rights in the 13<sup>th</sup> century and the oldest known seal of the city dates from that century. The seal already showed an heraldic eagle. It is not known why an eagle was chosen as a symbol for the city. The crescent and star were used on other medieval seals of the city. The symbols probably have a religious origin. When the arms were granted in 1915 the symbols were combined with the eagle and the blue colour was chosen arbitrarily. | Örebro received city rights in the 13<sup>th</sup> century and the oldest known seal of the city dates from that century. The seal already showed an heraldic eagle. It is not known why an eagle was chosen as a symbol for the city. The crescent and star were used on other medieval seals of the city. The symbols probably have a religious origin. When the arms were granted in 1915 the symbols were combined with the eagle and the blue colour was chosen arbitrarily. | ||