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The arms show a fleur-de-lis, and is used as a canting element (the name of the city was translated in Latin as Liliopolis). The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 15<sup>th</sup> century and shows a divided shield. The upper half shows the fleur-de-lis, the lower a bull's head of unknown origin. Since the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the fleur-de-lis appears on the seals and images. | The arms show a fleur-de-lis, and is used as a canting element (the name of the city was translated in Latin as Liliopolis). The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 15<sup>th</sup> century and shows a divided shield. The upper half shows the fleur-de-lis, the lower a bull's head of unknown origin. Since the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the fleur-de-lis appears on the seals and images. | ||