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The colours red and black are the colours of Karelia region. The silver bends symbolises the river Pielisjoki, which flows through the town. The silver-red division symbolises a guarded border and emphasises the towns border position. These arms were based on the arms granted in 1850 and 1923. | The colours red and black are the colours of Karelia region. The silver bends symbolises the river Pielisjoki, which flows through the town. The silver-red division symbolises a guarded border and emphasises the towns border position. These arms were based on the arms granted in 1850 and 1923. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1850.jpg|center|450 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1850 | |align="center"|[[File:joensuu1850.jpg|center|450 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1850 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1923.jpg|center|450 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1923 | |align="center"|[[File:joensuu1923.jpg|center|450 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1923 | ||
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The arms were the result of a contest, with a number of other proposals, see images below. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:joensuup1.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 1 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup2.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 2 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:joensuup3.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 3 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:joensuup41.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Proposal 41 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:joensuu1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |align="center"|[[File:joensuu1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | ||
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