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After the mergers in 1977 new arms were designed. The new arms show the boar in the first quarter. The second quarter represnets Ertvelde, but does not show the former [[Ertvelde]] arms. Instead the three crowns are taken from the Van Artevelde family, whose name probably was derived from the village.<br> | After the mergers in 1977 new arms were designed. The new arms show the boar in the first quarter. The second quarter represnets Ertvelde, but does not show the former [[Ertvelde]] arms. Instead the three crowns are taken from the Van Artevelde family, whose name probably was derived from the village.<br> | ||
The third quarter shows the old arms of [[Kluizen]]. The fourth represents Sleidinge, which did not have its own arms. It shows the lion of Vlaanderen as in late medieval times the village was a direct possession of the Counts of Vlaanderen. | The third quarter shows the old arms of [[Kluizen]]. The fourth represents Sleidinge, which did not have its own arms. It shows the lion of Vlaanderen as in late medieval times the village was a direct possession of the Counts of Vlaanderen. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:evergem.hagbe.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
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