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The arms were officially granted in 1938. | The arms were officially granted in 1938. | ||
The two lions are the combined lions of [[Noord Brabant|Brabant]] and [[Limburg (provincie)|Limburg]], as the town was a possession of the Dukes of Brabant. | The two lions are the combined lions of [[Noord-Brabant|Brabant]] and [[Limburg (provincie)|Limburg]], as the town was a possession of the Dukes of Brabant. | ||
The oldest seal which is known since 1306, showed the two lions in a quartered shield above a city wall. Later seals show only the patron saint, St.Martin. The tower in the new arms symbolises the Imperial castle built in the 12<sup>th</sup> century in the town. | The oldest seal which is known since 1306, showed the two lions in a quartered shield above a city wall. Later seals show only the patron saint, St.Martin. The tower in the new arms symbolises the Imperial castle built in the 12<sup>th</sup> century in the town. | ||