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====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms show a shrimp, which is a canting symbol, the name can be derived from Javanese words meaning a river rich in shrimp. I have no information on the meaning of the upper half of the arms. During colonial times the city used different arms as shown below. | The arms show a shrimp, which is a canting symbol, the name can be derived from Javanese words meaning a river rich in shrimp. I have no information on the meaning of the upper half of the arms. During colonial times the city used different arms as shown below. | ||
====Colonial arms==== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 26, 1930. | |||
''Official blazon:''<br> | |||
Doorsneden: I In azuur een vijfpuntige ster van zilver; II In zilver drie zwemmende garnalen van azuur, 2 toegewend en 1 omgewend. Het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon van drie bladeren en twee paarlen. Schildhouders: twee leeuwen van goud getongd en genageld van keel. Wapenspreuk : "Per aspera ad astra" in gouden latijnsche letters op een lint van azuur. | |||
The shrimps in these arms are again canting. The upper half shows a star, a symbol for progress of the city. The motto<em> Per aspera ad astra </em>(One reaches the stars only through difficulties) also indicates progress. | The shrimps in these arms are again canting. The upper half shows a star, a symbol for progress of the city. The motto<em> Per aspera ad astra </em>(One reaches the stars only through difficulties) also indicates progress. | ||
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[[Category:Indonesian cities]] | [[Category:Indonesian cities]] | ||
[[Category:Jawa Barat]] | [[Category:Jawa Barat]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1930] | |||