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===About Heraldry of the World / Heraldrywiki===
The site is my ''private'' site, which is maintained by one person only in my spare time. The site deals only with civic heraldry, but I intend to include also other non personal heraldry, such as from universities, registered arms of companies, institutions etc. I also have by now included a large catalogue of collector's items as well as a large literature list on civic heraldry.


The site is my private site, which is maintained by one person only in my spare time. The site deals only with civic heraldry, but I intend to include also other non personal heraldry, such as from universities, registered arms of companies, institutions etc. I also have by now included a large catalogue of collector's items as well as a large literature list on civic heraldry.  
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My interest in (civic) heraldry started already at a young age, I have no idea anymore what triggered my interest. In the 1980s I started to draw all Dutch civic arms by myself on paper. In the early 1990s this was transferred to electronic files and I started to draw the Dutch arms on-line.  
My interest in (civic) heraldry started already at a young age, I have no idea anymore what triggered my interest. In the 1980s I started to draw all Dutch civic arms by myself on paper. In the early 1990s this was transferred to electronic files and I started to draw the Dutch arms on-line.  
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In January 2009 the new name Heraldry of the World was introduced still with domain name www.ngw.nl. Since 2010 it has been a wiki-style site.
In January 2009 the new name Heraldry of the World was introduced still with domain name www.ngw.nl. Since 2010 it has been a wiki-style site.


In 2001 the logo was used for the first time, but only formally introduced in 2010. It is based on the arms of [[Aasiaat]] in Greenland and with permission of the local council (obtained during a visit in 2001).
In 2001 the logo was used for the first time, but only formally introduced in 2010 when changed to a wiki. It is based on the arms of [[Aasiaat]] in Greenland and with permission of the local council (obtained during a visit in 1997).


From Christmas 2018 onwards the new URL is www.heraldry-wiki.com.
From Christmas 2018 onwards the new URL is www.heraldry-wiki.com.


Of course I do not do all the work completely alone, I have during the years received much information from a number of people, see contributors. I have no income from the site except from some advertisements on the left of the screen.  
Of course I do not do all the work completely alone, I have during the years received much information from a number of people, see contributors. I have no income from the site except from some advertisements on the left of the screen.  
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