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'''PAOLA'''
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'''Country''' : Malta [[File:Malta.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Region''' : [[South Eastern Region]][[File:Seregmalta.png|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>


[[File:paola.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
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====Origin/meaning====
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Paola's arms show three spirals on the top part: this is an engraving depicting the continuity of life. It is engraved on the neolithic temples
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found in this locality. The 3 peacocks in the lower part are derived from the arms of the original founder of the town: Grandmaster Antoine de Paule.
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===Origin/meaning===
Paola's arms show three spirals on the top part: this is an engraving depicting the continuity of life. It is engraved on the neolithic temples found in this locality.


[[Literature]] : Malta - Cities, towns and villages. Poster published by Valletta Publishing, Malta; info from Norbert Rizzo Naudi (fknrizzo@maltanet.net)
The 3 peacocks in the lower part are derived from the name and arms of the original founder of the town: Grandmaster [[Antoine de Paule]].
 
The previous arms only showed a spiral.
 
===Image gallery===
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File:Paola.lot.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Paola|The arms on a lottery ticket
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'''[[Literature]]''': info from Norbert Rizzo Naudi (fknrizzo@maltanet.net)
 
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