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|[[File:gent1.jpg|center|300 px|alt=Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<center>The arms from 1817</center>[[File:gent2.jpg|center|300 px|alt=Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<center>The arms from 1817</center>
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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''' : <br>[[Oost-Vlaanderen]][[File:Oostvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions :'''
* 1965 Desteldonk
* 1965 Mendonk
* 1965 Sint Kruis-Winkel (partly)
* 1975 Afsnee
* 1975[[Drongen]]
* 1975[[Gentbrugge]]
* 1975[[Ledeberg]]
* 1975Mariakerke
* 1975[[Oostakker]]
* 1975[[Sint-Amandsberg]]
* 1975[[Sint Denijs-Westrem]]
* 1975Wondelgem
* 1975[[Zwijnaarde]]
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'''GENT'''
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Province : [[Oost-Vlaanderen]]<br/>
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Additions : 1965 Desteldonk, Mendonk, Sint Kruis-Winkel (partly); 1975 : Afsnee, [[Drongen]], [[Gentbrugge]], [[Ledeberg]], Mariakerke, [[Oostakker]], [[Sint-Amandsberg]], [[Sint Denijs-Westrem]], Wondelgem, [[Zwijnaarde]]
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|'''Dutch'''
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* (1817) Van sabel, beladen met een klimmende leeuw van zilver, getongd van keel, gekroond, genageld en hangende om deszelfs hals een lint, waaraan een kruis, alles van goud. Het schild gedekt met een kroon van goud met vijf fleurons van hetzelfde.
* (1990) In sabel een leeuw van zilver, getongd van keel, geklauwd, gekroond en gehalsband van goud, de halsband voorzien van een kruisje van hetzelfde. Schildhouders: de zittende Maagd van Gent van natuurlijke kleur, de linkerarm rustend op de linkerschouder van een zittende leeuw van Gent, de banier van Vlaanderen tussen beiden. Het geheel geplaatst op een grasgrond omheind met een palissade met hekken van natuurlijke kleur. Wapenspreuk: TROUW EN LIEFDE in letters van zilver op een lint van sabel.
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|'''French'''
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* (1811) De sable au lion d'argent, la queue fourchée, armé, lampassé et vilenné de gueules, au chef cousu des bonnes villes de l'Empire qui est de gueules à trois abeilles en fasce d'or, et pour livrée noir blanc rouge jaune; voulons que les ornements extérieurs des elites armoiries consistent en une couronne murale à sept créneaux sommée d'une aigle naissante, le tout d'or, pour cimier, soutenu d'un caducée du même posé en fasce au dessus du chef, auquel sont suspendus deux festons servant de lambrequins, l'un à destre de chêne, l'autre à senestre d'olivier d'or, noués et rattachés par des bandelettes de gueules.
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[[File:gent2.jpg|center|Wapen van Gent - Armoiries de Gand - Coat of arms of Ghent]]<br/>
===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on October 9, 1990.
The arms were granted on October 9, 1990.
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After the independence of the Netherlands, the city received the upper arms above in 1817. According to the Dutch law, the arms were crowned with a crown with five leaves. The city did not apply for supporters, which were thus not granted (see image below). The arms remained unchanged until 1990, when the additional elements were granted (see above).
After the independence of the Netherlands, the city received the upper arms above in 1817. According to the Dutch law, the arms were crowned with a crown with five leaves. The city did not apply for supporters, which were thus not granted (see image below). The arms remained unchanged until 1990, when the additional elements were granted (see above).
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|align="center"|[[File:gent1.jpg|center|Wapen van Gent - Armoiries de Gand - Coat of arms of Ghent]]  <br/>The arms granted on December 3, 1817 (without crown)
|align="center"|[[File:gent.hagbe.jpg|center|Wapen van Gent - Armoiries de Gand - Coat of arms of Ghent]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930
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Besides arms with a lion, two different medieval arms were attributed to Gent. In the late 16<sup>th</sup> century a black shield with a silver glove was mentioned as the ancient arms for Gent. The glove, gant in French, was a canting element (the French name for the city is Gand). The name was traced to some Roman legend, likely made up by the author to extend the history of the city.  
Besides arms with a lion, two different medieval arms were attributed to Gent. In the late 16<sup>th</sup> century a black shield with a silver glove was mentioned as the ancient arms for Gent. The glove, gant in French, was a canting element (the French name for the city is Gand). The name was traced to some Roman legend, likely made up by the author to extend the history of the city.  
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File:gent15.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|The arms on a large paining in the belfry
File:gent15.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|The arms on a large paining in the belfry
File:Gentc1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|The arms on a local coin from 1917
File:Gentc1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|The arms on a local coin from 1917
File:gent.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930
File:2039.wi2.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band
File:2039.wi2.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band
File:Gentp.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|Arms on a municipal cover 1978
File:Gentp.jpg|alt=Wapen van Gent/Arms (crest) of Gent|Arms on a municipal cover 1978
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