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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
De gueules au buste de maure de profil au naturel, tortillé d'argent et vêtu d'azur au col d'or. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are based on the oldest seals of the town, which showed a man's head. Only on the seal of 1564 the head was changed into a Moor, probably based on some legends regarding Saracens in the region. The arms have not changed since. | |||
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