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The arms were granted on March 16, 1910, but the exact origins are not known. | The arms were granted on March 16, 1910, but the exact origins are not known. | ||
The oldest seal of the town dates from the early 18<sup>th</sup> century and shows St. John Baptist, the patron saint of the town as well as a small shield with the letters V and L. The meaning of the letters is unknown. In a later seal from the 19<sup>th</sup> century the letters were replaced by a sun. There are no old seals with the present arms or the symbols. | The oldest seal of the town dates from the early 18<sup>th</sup> century and shows St. John Baptist, the patron saint of the town as well as a small shield with the letters V and L. The meaning of the letters is unknown. In a later seal from the 19<sup>th</sup> century the letters were replaced by a sun. There are no old seals with the present arms or the symbols. | ||
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