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| | |[[File:kalpitiy.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Sri Lanka [[File:srilanka.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show two Dutch merchant ships as during Dutch colonial times it was an important harbour. | |||
The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms. | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sri Lanka|'''Literature''']]: Silva, de and Beumer, 1988. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Sri Lanka]] | [[Category:Sri Lanka]] |
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