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Zarasai first received a coat of arms in 1836, when the town was renamed Novoaleksandrovsk, in honour of Alexander, son of Emperor Nicholas I. From 1919-1929 the town was named Ezerenai, and in 1929 the original name of Zarasai was restored. The old arms showed in the upper half of the shield the Russian eagle, and in the lower a phoenix rising from the flames, and a building in the background. There is no evidence that this coat of arms was ever used. | Zarasai first received a coat of arms in 1836, when the town was renamed Novoaleksandrovsk, in honour of Alexander, son of Emperor Nicholas I. From 1919-1929 the town was named Ezerenai, and in 1929 the original name of Zarasai was restored. The old arms showed in the upper half of the shield the Russian eagle, and in the lower a phoenix rising from the flames, and a building in the background. There is no evidence that this coat of arms was ever used. | ||