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{{lk}}'''BATTICALOA'''
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'''Country''' : Sri Lanka [[File:srilanka.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
 
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[[File:battical.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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The arms show three cobs of Indian corn, typical for the agriculture in the district.
The arms show three cobs of Indian corn, typical for the agriculture in the district.


The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms.'''[[Literature]]''':
The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms.
 
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sri Lanka|'''Literature''']]: Silva, de and Beumer, 1988.


{{media}} Silva, de and Beumer, Illustrations and views of Dutch Ceylon 1602-1796, 1988.
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