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 The arms are a combination of the arms of the Lords of Pamele and the key of St. Peter, the patron saint of the city.
-The Lords of Pamele were mentioned as Lords of Lessines already in the 11<sup>th</sup> century. They were succeeded in the 13<sup>th</sup> century by the Counts of Hainaut. The oldest known seal of the city council dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century and shows only the local patron saint, St. Peter, holding a key. Later seals combine the saint with the arms of the Lords of Pamele, and since the 16<sup>th</sup> century only the key remained. <br>
+The Lords of Pamele were mentioned as Lords of Lessines already in the 11<sup>th</sup> century. They were succeeded in the 13<sup>th</sup> century by the Counts of Hainaut. The oldest known seal of the city council dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century and shows only the local patron saint, St. Peter, holding a key. Later seals combine the saint with the arms of the Lords of Pamele, and since the 16<sup>th</sup> century only the key remained.
-The arms have thus not changed since. Only the number of bars has changed during the centuries, but has been constant since 1818.
+In 1818 the arms were granted with 7 bars and a black key, this was corrected in 1838.
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+|align="center"|[[File:lessines1818.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms from 1818
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 |align="center"|[[File:lessines.hagbe.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930
 |align="center"|[[File:lessines2.hagbe.jpg|center]]  <br/>Variation.