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The arms were granted on August 29, 1842 and again on February 16, 1993. | The arms were granted on August 29, 1842 and again on February 16, 1993. | ||
The arms show in an escutcheon the lion of Vlaanderen, surrounded by a canting symbol (compare also [[Kaprijke]]) and are first mentioned in the | The arms show in an escutcheon the lion of Vlaanderen, surrounded by a canting symbol (compare also [[Kaprijke]]) and are first mentioned in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. An older version of the arms showed eight acorns around the escutcheon, later to be replaced by the oak branches. Both are canting, Eeklo means 'open place in an oak forest'. | ||
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