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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of [[Indonesia]]'''
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'''Country''' : Indonesia [[File:Indonesia.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''':[[Jawa Timur]][[File:Jawatimu.jpg|60 px|right]]
 
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''' SURABAYA'''
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Province : [[Jawa Timur]]
===Origin/meaning===
The name Surabaya (also Soerabaja, Surabaja), is derived from the words Soera (shark) and Bojo (crocodile), the arms thus show a shark and a crocodile.


[[File:surabaya.jpg|center]]
In the late 19th century the name of the city was also supposedly derived from Soer&acirc;-ing-b&acirc;jâ and as arms it was proposed to adopt a knight with a lotus flower. This proposal was never accepted.  


====Official blazon====
===Image gallery===
 
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====Origin/meaning====
File:soerabayaf.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Surabaya|Bicycle tax stamp, 1978
The name Soerabaja, Surabaja, is derived from the words Soera (shark) and Bojo (crocodile), the arms thus show a shark and a crocodile.
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In the late 19th century the name of the city was also supposedly derived from Soer&acirc;-ing-b&acirc;jâ and as arms it was proposed to adopt a knight with a lotus flower. This proposal was never accepted.


====Colonial arms====
====Colonial arms====
The arms were officially granted on September 28, 1931.
The arms were officially granted on September 28, 1931.


''Official blazon:''<br>
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In azuur een zwemmende haai van zilver, de kop omlaag, en de staart opgebogen, waaronder een zwem­mende omgewende krokodil van hetzelfde, de kop naar boven gericht en de staart opgebogen. Het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon van drie bladeren en twee paarlen. Schildhouders: twee leeuwen van goud getongd en genageld van keel. Wapenspreuk: "Soerâ-ing-bâjâ" in gouden latijnsche letters op een lint van azuur.
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| In azuur een zwemmende haai van zilver, de kop omlaag, en de staart opgebogen, waaronder een zwem­mende omgewende krokodil van hetzelfde, de kop naar boven gericht en de staart opgebogen. Het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon van drie bladeren en twee paarlen. Schildhouders: twee leeuwen van goud getongd en genageld van keel. Wapenspreuk: "Soerâ-ing-bâjâ" in gouden latijnsche letters op een lint van azuur.
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The design was similar to the current arms.  


The motto Soerâ-ing-bâjâ means 'Virtue in battle'.
The motto Soerâ-ing-bâjâ means 'Virtue in battle'.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:soerabaja.jpg|center]]  <br/>The full colonial arms
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|align="center"|[[File:soerabaja.hag.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
File:soerabaja.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The full colonial arms
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File:soerabaja.hag.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
|align="center"|[[File:soerabaja.tile.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a tile, 1930s
File:soerabaja4.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The full colonial arms by T. van der Laars, 1930s
|align="center"|[[File:soerabaja1.tile.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a tile, 1930s
File:soerabaja.tile.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The arms on a tile, 1930s
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File:soerabaja1.tile.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The arms on a tile, 1930s
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[[Literature]] : Rühl, 1933; Koffie Hag albums, 1920s and http://tlvima.leidenuniv.nl


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[[Literature]] : Rühl, 1933; Koffie Hag albums, 1920s and http://tlvima.leidenuniv.nl


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