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The present arms were granted on March 18, 1970. | The present arms were granted on March 18, 1970. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Melbournegrant.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of Melbourne]] <br/>The grant from 1970 | |||
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The first arms of Melbourne were granted on January 30, 1940 and are similar to the arms used at present. In the old arms the first quarter showed the whale, the second the fleece, the third the bull and the fourth the ship. The supporters were added in 1970. | The first arms of Melbourne were granted on January 30, 1940 and are similar to the arms used at present. In the old arms the first quarter showed the whale, the second the fleece, the third the bull and the fourth the ship. The supporters were added in 1970. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Melbourneold.jpg|center]] <br/>The old arms as seen in the city | |align="center"|[[File:Melbourneold.jpg|center|Arms of Melbourne]] <br/>The old arms as seen in the city | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Melbourne.aml.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a matchbox label | |align="center"|[[File:Melbourne.aml.jpg|center|Arms of Melbourne]] <br/>The arms on a matchbox label | ||
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