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The arms were granted on August 29, 1842 and again on February 16, 1993. | The arms were granted on August 29, 1842 and again on February 16, 1993. | ||
The arms show in an escutcheon the lion of Vlaanderen, surrounded by a canting symbol (compare also [[Kaprijke]]) and are first mentioned in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. An older 15th century version of the arms showed | The arms show in an escutcheon the lion of Vlaanderen, surrounded by a canting symbol (compare also [[Kaprijke]]) and are first mentioned in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. An older 15th century version of the arms showed 10 acorns around the escutcheon, later to be replaced by the oak branches. Both are canting, Eeklo means 'open place in an oak forest'. | ||
===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
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File:Eeklogo.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460) | File:Eeklogo.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460) | ||
File:Eeklo1558.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | |||
File:Eeklo1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in 1619 | File:Eeklo1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in 1619 | ||
File:eekloo.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | File:eekloo.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Eeklo/Arms (crest) of Eeklo|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
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Country : Belgium  Province : Oost-Vlaanderen 
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 29, 1842 and again on February 16, 1993.
The arms show in an escutcheon the lion of Vlaanderen, surrounded by a canting symbol (compare also Kaprijke) and are first mentioned in the 18th century. An older 15th century version of the arms showed 10 acorns around the escutcheon, later to be replaced by the oak branches. Both are canting, Eeklo means 'open place in an oak forest'.
Image gallery
The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms in a manuscript from 1558
The arms in 1619
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a Jubilé cigar band
The arms on a Melior cigar band
The arms on a Roulertas Confiserie label
The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms on a municipal cover (1970s)
Literature: Servais, 1955
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