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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:''' | |||
* 1977 [[Belsele]] | |||
* 1977 [[Nieuwkerken-Waas]] | |||
* 1977 [[Sinaai]] | |||
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*(1819) Van lazuur beladen met den Heiligen Nicolaas van goud, het schild gedekt met ene kroon van goud. | *(1819) Van lazuur beladen met den Heiligen Nicolaas van goud, het schild gedekt met ene kroon van goud. | ||
*(1840)Een blaeuw veld, met het gulden beeld van Sint-Nicolaes, vergezeld ter linker zyde van eene raep met gulden bladeren, het wapen gedekt met eene gouden kroon. | *(1840)Een blaeuw veld, met het gulden beeld van Sint-Nicolaes, vergezeld ter linker zyde van eene raep met gulden bladeren, het wapen gedekt met eene gouden kroon. | ||
*(1980) In lazuur een Sint-Nicolaas vergezeld rechts van een kuip waarin drie kinderen, op een losse grond, en links van een raap, alles van goud. Het schild getopt met een stedekroon met vijf torentjes van goud. | *(1980) In lazuur een Sint-Nicolaas vergezeld rechts van een kuip waarin drie kinderen, op een losse grond, en links van een raap, alles van goud. Het schild getopt met een stedekroon met vijf torentjes van goud. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted in 1819, confirmed on March 27, 1840 and re-granted on December 9, 1980. | The arms were granted in 1819, confirmed on March 27, 1840 and re-granted on December 9, 1980. | ||
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File:sintnikl.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Niklaas/Arms (crest) of Sint-Niklaas|The arms from 1819/1840 | |||
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The arms show St. Nicholas, the patron saint of the city. Even though it is expected that the city had seals already in the 16<sup>th</sup> century, the oldest known seal dates from 1616. The seal also showed the patron saint and the beet. | The arms show St. Nicholas, the patron saint of the city. Even though it is expected that the city had seals already in the 16<sup>th</sup> century, the oldest known seal dates from 1616. The seal also showed the patron saint and the beet. | ||
After the mergers in 1977 the arms were re-granted, but now with a mural crown as an indication of the long history of the city. | After the mergers in 1977 the arms were re-granted, but now with a mural crown as an indication of the long history of the city. | ||
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The colours are the Dutch national colours, as in 1813 the mayor applied without indicating the colours. The arms were thus granted in the national colours. When the arms were confirmed after the Belgian independence, the colours were not changed. | The colours are the Dutch national colours, as in 1813 the mayor applied without indicating the colours. The arms were thus granted in the national colours. When the arms were confirmed after the Belgian independence, the colours were not changed. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:st-niklaas.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Niklaas/Arms (crest) of Sint-Niklaas|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:st-niklaas.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Niklaas/Arms (crest) of Sint-Niklaas|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
File:st-niklaas1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Niklaas/Arms (crest) of Sint-Niklaas|The arms in the town (image Derek Howard) | |||
File:st-niklaas2.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Niklaas/Arms (crest) of Sint-Niklaas|The arms in the town (image Derek Howard) | |||
File:2051.wi2.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Niklaas/Arms (crest) of Sint-Niklaas|The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band | |||
File:stniklaas.bhb.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Niklaas/Arms (crest) of Sint-Niklaas|The arms of a [[Bobeka - Belgian arms|trade card]] | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||