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The previous arms were officially registered in 1938. | The previous arms were officially registered in 1938. | ||
[[File:slagelse.jpg|center| | [[File:slagelse.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, which is known from 1519, but the style indicates a 13th or 14<sup>th</sup> century origin. The arms show the patron saint, St. Michael with the dragon. The two towers symbolise the two churches in the city. | The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, which is known from 1519, but the style indicates a 13th or 14<sup>th</sup> century origin. The arms show the patron saint, St. Michael with the dragon. The two towers symbolise the two churches in the city. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:slagelsez2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from 1626 | |align="center"|[[File:slagelsez2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from 1626 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:slagelse.hagdk.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:slagelse.hagdk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Denmark|Kaffe Hag]] album, 1933 | ||
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