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'''Country''' : Lithuania [[File:Lithuania.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''County''' : [[Panevėžys (county)|Panevėžys ]][[File:Panevezys county.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
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In 1792 the arms were replaced by the arms of [[Kėdainiai]] by Grand Duke Stanislaus Augustus. Kedainiai was another possession of the Radvila family, and for some reason Biržai was granted the same arms. The city, however continued to use the old arms until 1840. After the new independence of Lithuania in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century the city adopted the Kedainiai arms in a new design as its own, see below. | In 1792 the arms were replaced by the arms of [[Kėdainiai]] by Grand Duke Stanislaus Augustus. Kedainiai was another possession of the Radvila family, and for some reason Biržai was granted the same arms. The city, however continued to use the old arms until 1840. After the new independence of Lithuania in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century the city adopted the Kedainiai arms in a new design as its own, see below. | ||
The old arms were finally restored in 1968, but not clearly described until 1989. Finally the arms were granted on November 6, 1997 by the new Lithuanian government. | The old arms were finally restored in 1968, but not clearly described until 1989. Finally the arms were granted on November 6, 1997 by the new Lithuanian government. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:birzai2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Biržai|The arms in the early 20th century | |||
File:lt-birzai.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Biržai|The arms on a 1989 cover | |||
File:Birzaip.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Biržai|Postal cancellation | |||
File:lt-775.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Biržai|The arms on a stamp | |||
</gallery>'''[[Literature]]''': Rimsa, 1998 | |||
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