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The arms were officially granted on November 24, 1998. | The arms were officially granted on November 24, 1998. | ||
The arms reflect the local folk tale about five brother carpenters, who built the Kybartai town. The apples symbolize knowledge and civilization (i.e. town), and the axes are carpenters' tools. | |||
The arms were first approved on August 31, 1970, actually after the ban by the Soviet regime of reviving Lithuanian heraldry (i.e. the approval was an act of cultural resistance). | |||
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