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Official blazon

Punasel kilbil ülestõstetud tiibade, vasakule pööratud pea ning kuldsete jalgade ja avatud nokaga hõbedane kull.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 5, 1937 and again on November 11, 1996.

The arms show the eagle of St. John, same as the arms of medieval Bishopric of Osilia.

The registration document from 1936

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