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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on June 19, 2002. | The arms were officially granted on May 12, 1792 and re-granted on June 19, 2002. | ||
The arms should refer to growth of the town (laurel) and justice for citizens (sword). | |||
In early 20th century another variant was used due to the inexact description of historian Jan Obst (the original was not available at the time): without base, with a laurel branch instead of a tree, and with counterchanged positions of the laurel and sword. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Skirsnemune 1792.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in 1792 | |align="center"|[[File:Skirsnemune 1792.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in 1792 | ||